Freedom of Speech in a Flag... What about a Christian Flag?

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Is flying a flag government speech? That was the question before the Supreme Court in the case of Shurtleff, et al. V. City Of Boston et al. When the City of Boston refused to fly a Christian flag did they infringe on the rights of Mr. Shurtlef? Did Harold Shurtleff have the right to fly the flag of his choice on public property? What does this mean for other Freedom of Speech cases around the country?

Harold Shurtleff, the director of an organization called Camp Constitution, asked to hold an event on the plaza to celebrate the civic and social contributions of the Christian community; as part of that ceremony, he wished to raise what he described as the “Christian flag.”

Sure enough, once someone asked to raise that scary Christian flag, the problems started.

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