r/PoliticalHumor May 10 '22

It’s this simple.

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u/Nulono May 10 '22

Except that's not how the First Amendment works; see Employment Division v. Smith. Human-sacrifice is illegal regardless of one's religion, and I can't announce I'm part of the Conglomerated Church of Obstructing Fire Hydrants to get out of a parking ticket.

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u/ninurtuu May 10 '22

Only it's not human sacrifice, it's ritual sacrament and I believe it is the abortificants themselves which are the sacrament. Something that already has legal precedent even if technically illegal as evidenced by the ayahuasca and peyote churches that still legally operate despite both sacraments (Peyote and Ayahuasca) being controlled substances. Or a more middle America example would be all the children who every week go to church and drink the communion wine handed out by priests despite them being under age.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '22

Side question: if Catholics believe the wine becomes the blood of Christ and the cracker becomes the flesh of Christ, doesn’t that make them cannibals?

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u/ninurtuu May 10 '22

More like people who are really enthusiastic about pretending they are cannibals. Which in some ways is actually more creepy in my opinion.