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Supreme Court rules that Boston had to let “Christian flag” fly in front of city hall
lgbtqnation.com

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the city of Boston violated the constitutional rights of Christians when it refused to fly the Christian flag in front of city hall while it was willing to fly the rainbow flag.

The Court said that the city created a forum when it started allowing some groups of people to use the flagpole for different events, and denying use of that forum violated the free speech rights of the Christian group that wanted to fly the Christian flag there.

[HappySkeptic]

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the city of Boston violated the constitutional rights of Christians when it refused to fly the Christian flag in front of city hall while it was willing to fly the rainbow flag.

The Court said that the city created a forum when it started allowing some groups of people to use the flagpole for different events, and denying use of that forum violated the free speech rights of the Christian group that wanted to fly the Christian flag there.

Well, as long as they also allow a Satanist flag, the ruling makes some sense.  Is there an FSM flag?

[onlinebiker]

Well, as long as they also allow a Satanist flag, the ruling makes some sense.  Is there an FSM flag?

Arrrrrrr... Of course matey!

[Angrboda]

I happen to agree with that ruling. By basically allowing any and all comers to fly a flag, they effectively made it a public forum for free expression. Only rejecting certain messages is censorship and is likely against both state and federal constitutions.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I happen to agree with that ruling.  By basically allowing any and all comers to fly a flag, they effectively made it a public forum for free expression.  Only rejecting certain messages is censorship and is likely against both state and federal constitutions.

Agreed. If you lock religionists out of freedom of expression, that particular freedom means nothing.

Boru

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Well, that was quick...

Satanic Temple Requests Boston Fly Its Flag

The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is requesting that Boston fly its flag, after the Supreme Court ruled this week that the city had violated the First Amendment rights of a Christian group when it denied them flying their flag outside of City Hall.

According to a copy of the request tweeted by The Satanic Temple, the group is asking Boston to fly the flag for "Satanic Appreciation Week" on July 23-29. The Satanic Temple said its request was in response to the recent ruling.

Boru

[The Valkyrie]

Well, that was quick...

Satanic Temple Requests Boston Fly Its Flag

The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is requesting that Boston fly its flag, after the Supreme Court ruled this week that the city had violated the First Amendment rights of a Christian group when it denied them flying their flag outside of City Hall.

According to a copy of the request tweeted by The Satanic Temple, the group is asking Boston to fly the flag for "Satanic Appreciation Week" on July 23-29. The Satanic Temple said its request was in response to the recent ruling.

Boru

I love those guys!

Hail Satan!!

[Fireball]

Some things are all-season.

[Mister Agenda]

Supreme Court rules that Boston had to let “Christian flag” fly in front of city hall
lgbtqnation.com

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the city of Boston violated the constitutional rights of Christians when it refused to fly the Christian flag in front of city hall while it was willing to fly the rainbow flag.

The Court said that the city created a forum when it started allowing some groups of people to use the flagpole for different events, and denying use of that forum violated the free speech rights of the Christian group that wanted to fly the Christian flag there.

Might have been better to rule that they shouldn't allow some groups of people to use the flagpole for different events, but I have a feeling that's what they'll do anyway when the Satanic Temple is finished with them.

[Angrboda]

In a joint effort, tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced Thursday morning that they have committed to building support for passwordless sign-in across all of the mobile, desktop, and browser platforms that they control in the coming year. Effectively, this means that passwordless authentication will come to all major device platforms in the not too distant future: Android and iOS mobile operating systems; Chrome, Edge, and Safari browsers; and the Windows and macOS desktop environments.

“Just as we design our products to be intuitive and capable, we also design them to be private and secure,” said Kurt Knight, senior director of platform product marketing at Apple. “Working with the industry to establish new, more secure sign-in methods that offer better protection and eliminate the vulnerabilities of passwords is central to our commitment to building products that offer maximum security and a transparent user experience — all with the goal of keeping users’ personal information safe.”

A passwordless login process will let users choose their phones as the main authentication device for apps, websites, and other digital services, as Google detailed in a blog post published Thursday. Unlocking the phone with whatever is set as the default action — entering a PIN, drawing a pattern, or using fingerprint unlock — will then be enough to sign in to web services without the need to ever enter a password, made possible through the use of a unique cryptographic token called a passkey that is shared between the phone and the website.

By making logins contingent on a physical device, the idea is that users will simultaneously benefit from simplicity and security. Without a password, there will be no obligation to remember login details across services or compromise security by reusing the same password in multiple places. Equally, a passwordless system will make it much more difficult for hackers to compromise login details remotely since signing in requires access to a physical device; and, theoretically, phishing attacks where users are directed to a fake website for password capture will be much harder to mount.

(The Verge)