Justice Thomas Fails on Religious Test Answer

Justice Thomas Fails on Religious Test Answer
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It's amazing how much a Supreme Court justice can get wrong in one answer. And how little that Supreme Court justice—an originalist at that—seems to know about the origins of our Constitution.

Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at Pepperdine Law School a few weeks ago. Pepperdine is of course a Christian schoolwith a religious affirmation statement that says, "That God is revealed uniquely in Christ"—and Thomas fit right in.

In one short answer he managed to mangle the law on a critical issue, wade into a political fight, show how little originalism matters to judicial originalists, and denigrate nonreligious Americans, and specifically atheists.

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