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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by FireBeyond on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:45PM (#21806411)
When Boise threatens you with arrest for being homeless, and says that "shelter A over there had a bed/soup kitchen and you didn't use it", but shelter A mandated that you had to participate in religious ceremonies or sermons, you now have the state putting you in jail should your beliefs not be compatible with the religious bent of the charity.

That kind of separation.

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by datashow on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:17PM (#21807295)
Is shelter A responsible for the state arresting homeless people?

Should not the state stop this practice?

What if shelter A says I will close if you don't allow me to practice religion?

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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s... by FireBeyond on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:30PM (#21807434)
No-one in this case is "blaming" the shelter. Sure, they're free to offer charity under whatever terms they like.

But the shelter's policy can and should limit what the city is allowed to do. Saying "I have a 'choice': to go to your religious shelter or be arrested for sleeping outside" is a problem.

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