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AugustWolf22 t1_j13em14 wrote

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." - this is blatant favoritism towards a single religion by the local government. It's not uplifting, its a violation of the separation of church and state. Doesn't matter if its Jewish, or if it was a Christian, Muslim ect. Display, it should not be in a secular government building.

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citytiger OP t1_j13kpq6 wrote

No it’s not as there isn’t law mandating it must be in the capitol.

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AugustWolf22 t1_j13m13g wrote

Exactly, but there is an amendment in the US constitution that says it shouldn't be there.

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citytiger OP t1_j13n9sb wrote

No it doesn’t say that. The state legislature didn’t mandate it must be there. There is no violation of the first amendment here.

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AugustWolf22 t1_j13o6lz wrote

well then who put it there, if not the state legislature, and if it was the legislature then that surely counts as a mixing of government and religion?

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citytiger OP t1_j13oxy7 wrote

The legislature did not. A local synagogue did. Did you even read the article?

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AugustWolf22 t1_j13pa1p wrote

I skim read it, but must have missed that part/glossed over it. in that case I don't see too much of a problem here.

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citytiger OP t1_j13q2x2 wrote

The article doesn't say that explicitly but it also does not mention the legislature did.

The state government merely allows the menorah to be there as such there is no violation of church and state.

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