Be careful with your frozen embryos in Alabama

[bats]

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that fertilized eggs stored in a freezer are, legally speaking, children. If someone in the lab drops them onto the floor so they're unusable ("killing" them, according to the court), the person who caused the accident can now be found civilly liable for the wrongful death of a child.

Notably, the court's chief justice seems to be friends with a Q-Anon kook. He's shown in a video with the kook, explaining that "God created government, and the fact that we have let it go into the possession of others, is heartbreaking for those of us who understand."

Yeah, they understand. Man, the arrogance is astounding. And what happened to that thing about the separation of church and state?

https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/alabama-supreme-court-chief-justice-spreads-christian-nationalist-rhetoric

[Romanticlover]

The CO Supreme Court booted Trump off the ballot but y'all said we have to accept the verdict.

I'm sure this will also be heard by the SCOTUS but they will probably say "states rights".

[bats]

Everyone knew the CO case wasn't final. The court stayed its own decision until SCOTUS could have their shot. 

So, literally no one said we had to accept the verdict.

[Blkfyre]

The CO Supreme Court booted Trump off the ballot but y'all said we have to accept the verdict.

I'm sure this will also be heard by the SCOTUS but they will probably say "states rights".

So states rights are bad, when it comes to eggs and Trump, but states rights are inviolate when it comes to abortion and guns?

[HighStepper]

...And what happened to that thing about the separation of church and state?

"Separation of church and state" is often part of the conversation. Proponents say this separation is law and must be maintained. Opponents say that this phrase never appears in the Constitution and goes too far in taking religion out of public life.

The concept of Separation of Church and State:
In 1644, Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America, called for a "wall or hedge of separation" between the secular world and sacred church. He believed that mixing the two would cause both to become corrupt. Link

The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Known as the establishment clause, prohibit the government from creating an official religion or favoring one religion (or non-religion) over another. The establishment clause prohibits all levels of government from either advancing or inhibiting religion. But does not separate religion from politics or public life. Politicians are free to express their religious beliefs — but not to sponsor legislation based solely on religious convictions. This is what happened with the Alabama Supreme Court.

See the thread on: Project 2025-Christian Nationalism
"Christian nationalism"—the promotion of the belief that the U.S. was founded as a Christian country and should emphasize "Christian values" in its policies... Link