Don't be absurd--he was arrested for being a prominent & credible gay guy. And the "freedom of religion" Amendment applies to the government, not private citizens! This is just plain old harassment.
They’ll lose. No jury in the world would convict and no judge would allow it. The law is completely on his side. The question is whether other journalists will be intimidated, which is what the government wants.
💯 They're going to lose. The point is to gesture to the Christo-fascist base that they put Church over the Constitution. Then they can point to the courts and say: “see we need to reform the courts because they're not Christian enough”
Don't be absurd--he was arrested for being a prominent & credible gay guy. And the "freedom of religion" Amendment applies to the government, not private citizens! This is just plain old harassment.
They’ll lose. No jury in the world would convict and no judge would allow it. The law is completely on his side. The question is whether other journalists will be intimidated, which is what the government wants.
💯 They're going to lose. The point is to gesture to the Christo-fascist base that they put Church over the Constitution. Then they can point to the courts and say: “see we need to reform the courts because they're not Christian enough”
Definitely part of the plan.