Thread by @greg_doucette, (－‸ლ)https://twitter.com/benjancewicz/status/1297687071281291269 Y'all already know this, but that isn't how Title II works [...]

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Y& #39;all already know this, but that isn& #39;t how Title II works

It& #39;s real; 42 USC §2000a is part of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and prohibits discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin

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The reasons this sort of "religious exemption" doesn& #39;t work are near-endless and too long for a thread until I& #39;ve got a lot of free time

But, some quick examples...

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@HarrisonRFox

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> As a baseline, "neutral laws of general applicability" can legally apply to religions without it being discrimination

It& #39;s why, for example, churches don& #39;t get to have ritual sacrifice of humans as part of their faith practices

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@HarrisonRFox

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> The courts have to figure out what constitutes a "religion," and ad hoc beliefs that just now sprouted into existence (and, per the photo, expire 12/31/2021) don& #39;t qualify

It& #39;s why, e.g., I can& #39;t say "my religion lets me bring a gun anywhere I want"

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@HarrisonRFox

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Even if we assume this was a sincerely held religious belief of a bona fide religion, it doesn& #39;t mean you can& #39;t be blocked from the establishment

It means your remedy is to sue for an injunction prohibiting the exclusion, or get the USAO to prosecute

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@HarrisonRFox

They& #39;re obviously not going to do either of those things, because a court would LOL at them

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@HarrisonRFox

There& #39;s plenty more, but TL;DR this is just another example of a long line of SovCit-esque quackery promoted by Trumpist Republicans with zero basis in law or reality

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@HarrisonRFox

I wish Twitter let me post two GIFs at once, b/c I& #39;d first use the pic of Will Smith in Bad Boys II ("I ain& #39;t going back"), then the standard: https://twitter.com/crypto_horse28/status/1297987488133283841">https://twitter.com/crypto_ho...

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Each state define what& #39;s criminalized within their jurisdiction; if they want to write in a religious exemption to a statute, they can

But if they decide not to, they can prosecute without it running afoul of the First Amendment https://twitter.com/sapienist/status/1297987403395678214">https://twitter.com/sapienist...

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For example, most states allow you to beat the sh*t out of a kid in Jesus& #39;s name
@sapienist https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/12/most-states-allow-religious-exemptions-from-child-abuse-and-neglect-laws/">https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank...

Most states' child abuse and neglect laws have religious exemptions

Child abuse statutes in 34 states, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico allow an exception if medical treatment for a child conflicts with parents' religious beliefs.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/12/most-states-allow-religious-exemptions-from-child-abuse-and-neglect-laws/

But being prosecuted for child abuse isn& #39;t a First Amendment violation, so if those statutory exemptions don& #39;t exist in a given state, that prosecution would be fine
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