"Lowering flags for pope violates first amendment" says stupid person.

[Sponger15SB]

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"I found that to be an incredibly offensive breach of separation of church and state," Freter said. "It should be reserved for deceased presidents or national disasters, not for a foreign religious leader."

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Link (http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,,36~11676~2800419,00.html)

C'mon, if the ACLU doesn't mind, you'd think people wouldn't be THIS stupid....

[thatpfunk]

What are you doing in here?

[Sponger15SB]

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What are you doing in here?

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Isn't this OOT?

-edit wait....damn....oh well i'll just let this stay.

[Cyrus]

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Denver Post article (http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,,36~11676~2800419,00.html) : "I found [the lowering of the flags] to be an incredibly offensive breach of separation of church and state. It should be reserved for deceased presidents or national disasters, not for a foreign religious leader."

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I salute the noble sentiments behinds that man's words.

Unfortunately, he is wrong. The Pope is a head of state. The Vatican, besides being the center of the Catholic Christian faith, is, legally, a sovereign state, with ambassadors around the world, ministers, etcetera. (It also sports a mercenary army!)

[Edge34]

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C'mon, if the ACLU doesn't mind, you'd think people wouldn't be THIS stupid....

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You'd think that, woldn't you sponge?

But every time I think people can't get any dumber, some jackass goes and proves me wrong...