The city of Boston allows all ranges of political expression to be used in its row of flags on City Hall. The flagpole regularly features flags ‘celebrating’ diversity and civic engagement, and has included LGBTQ flags and other Leftist cause celebs. The appearance of a Christian flag to represent the Chrtistians of the city, however, is not approved. The case is now going before the Supreme Court, who must decide if the non-Constitutional standard of ‘separation of church and state’ is to be used to exclude Christians from being represented as being part of a diverse community or not.
Supreme Court to hear First Amendment dispute over Christian flag
From www.usatoday.com
2022-01-17 10:01:26
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON – For years the city of Boston rotated dozens of flags on a pole outside City Hall to celebrate veterans, paramedics, sports teams and LGBTQ pride as part of what it describes as an effort to promote diversity and civic engagement.
But when a group applied in 2017 to hoist a “Christian flag” up the 83-foot pole, city officials said it wouldn’t fly. The blue-and-white flag, with a red Latin cross in one corner, would violate the long-held principle of separation of church and state, they said.