A federal district court in Texas held that he had delayed too long in bringing the matter to court. Here's a link to the decision (via @ReligionClause) https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/texas/txsdce/4:2019cv01106/1650111/9/0.pdf?ts=1553689614 …
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You may recall that, last month, the Supreme Court allowed an execution to go forward for a Muslim man in Alabama who was denied access to an imam during his execution.
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As I said then, I can think of no greater violation of religious liberty than the state denying the right to have a clergy member of one’s own faith present at death, especially when the state is the one carrying out the death sentence.
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The district court said that Patrick Henry Murphy should have made his request sooner. Maybe he should have but given the nature of the interest at stake here, granting a stay of execution so the matter could be considered further was warranted, in my view.
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Indeed, as long as states continue the barbaric practice of putting people to death, state officials should have the burden of determining in advance whether those scheduled for execution want a clergy member of their own faith present, and if so, ensuring that it happens.
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Even if you support the death penalty, if you don’t believe a man is entitled to have a clergy member of his own faith with him at death, then you don’t believe in religious freedom.
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Maybe go fuck yourself and worry about enrolling in a remedial civics class.
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Absolutely there are. And they're REALLY good: thoroughly trained, compassionate, humane. See, eg,
@UpayaChaplains.
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