Joe, I saw 52. I looked up the exemptions offered, but it seems many religious institutions were opposed to them, as written. The idea was that they're not true exemptions. I'm no lawyer, though, so a lot of it is Mars Music to me.

I'll ask again very plainly. Will this ruling affect non-Christian religious schools? 63 was a dodge. It's a simple yes or no question. Don't be a Dirkstruan about it.

63 Ever since Nixon, I've sorta fetishized ashen-gray things myself. To each his own.

59. It's 2020, so that post is clearly racist. Any other year, it'd be funny. I gave you a FF anyway.

Joe, does the ruling apply to non-Christian schools, or not?

Full disclosure: I am not a Christian, but I grew up in a Christian household.

I think Moder8 is a lawyer. If not, apologies.

50 Slate specifically emphasizes that Montana is essentially monolithically Christian, and this case is a Montana case, BUT it affects policies in 30 states. No 30 states is monolithically Christian. The aggregate benefit' off the ruling would include other religious schools, as well. Right? Is Moder8 or Left Coast Lawyer in the House? They're both lawyers. Clarification, lads?

This ruling would, in deed, apply to ALL religious schools, not just Christian schools, but Slate's emphasis on "Christian" in the story is designed to inflame the usual suspects.

Whoever disagrees with this ruling must then disagree with the Obamacare mandates that compel religious institutions to provide employees with birth control, abortions, etc., in their insurance plans, in violation of their religious beliefs. Separation of Church & State isn't supposed to be a cherry-picking operation.

Oh, wow. I lived there as a young man.

If I've got to disguise myself in an alien form, I pick the Young Han Solo facade.

Rsty is an SD guy?

The last time I was in SD County, I was in Encinitas and all the bars were closed. That was about a month ago.

You know they turn the damn thing off whenever you guys do a fly-by.

You know they turn the damn thing whenever you guys do a fly-by.

Aren't all humans monkey-grey hybrids?

#60 You're in for a treat. Just hold your nose.

21 San Diego ain't a mess; San Diego is totally rad!

#55. Just wait until you get a snootful of Monson's schtick.

BB, Unless you're a sock puppet, HR has you beat by almost eight years. You could learn a thing or two.

Your parents made you wear a helmet when you were 25?!?!

#5 I wrote Mel Blanc in 1974 and he sent me an autographed photo of himself at a microphone, with the cartoon characters he voiced sitting on his shoulders, lapel, sleeves, etc. It was cool!

Tony, the problem is "defund the police" is more of a slogan than a policy. Various parties are now scrambling to (re)define it - and nobody agrees. Taken at face value, "defund the police" sounds a lot like "eliminate the police," and Alicia Garza notwithstanding, many proponents say that's exactly what it is. LCL is correct. Garza and AOC are backpedaling now to save face. AOC was excruciating to watch on Stephanopolis's show when he pressed her about it.

Per Yahoo/Yougov poll:

"Despite calls by activists and protesters to defund police departments, most Americans do not support reducing law enforcement budgets. Close to two-thirds (65%) oppose cutting police force funding. Just 16 percent of Democrats and 15 percent of Republicans support that idea."

It's clearly not a campaign-winning idea for Ds or Rs.

The proponents of the idea I've seen on TV are wildly inconsistent n their definitions of "defund the police." Bumper sticker slogans make lousy public policy.

#1 Bruce, please expand on your theory that this story is a lie.
Thank you.