SCOTUS Denies Petition To Toss This Lawsuit, Giving Atheists A Win

This is common for people to do after a tragic incident. However, one group of atheists was strongly offended by the public prayer, and the Supreme Court is taking their side.

The group of atheists then decided to sue the city. The city filed a petition to throw out the lawsuit. According to Fox News, “The City of Ocala had asked the Supreme Court to clarify whether ‘psychic or emotional offense allegedly caused by observation of religious messages’ was sufficient to grant the atheists standing to sue, arguing it is not.” The Supreme Court denied it, siding with the atheists.

Two individuals that are members of the American Humanist Association, Lucinda Hale and Art Rojas, are behind the suit. They say that the city of Ocala violated the establishment clause of their First Amendment. This comes after the town organized a vigil with religious leaders for a 2014 shooting that injured multiple children.

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During the vigil, police officers were reportedly singing and praying on stage. They were in uniform while they were doing this. The atheists say that they felt excluded because of the religious aspect of the memorial.

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Justice Clarence Thomas disagrees with the Supreme Court and is, so far, the only justice to do so. However, even though he disagrees, that’s not enough to throw out this ridiculous lawsuit.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled the city can be sued, the case returns to lower courts.

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We’ve already seen that individuals are allowed to pray in public, as was the case where a football coach held voluntary prayers before games. When he was told to stop, he refused. The coach won the case based on the First Amendment. Hopefully, we’ll see the same outcome in this case.