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"In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court agreed with the plaintiff's arguments and struck down the New York State law allowing for "sacrilegious" films to be banned from public showings. According to the Court, films are an important medium for communicating ideas in society, something not lessened by the fact that they are also designed to entertain. Expression by means of film thus deserves the same protections of liberty under the First Amendment as those for newspapers, books, magazines, etc.

The idea that some form of expression can be banned because it is deemed "sacrilegious" was rejected for two reasons. First, the standard was too vague......."

This unanimous US Supreme Court Decision still resonates into the 21st century. It means that anything from Maplethorp's "Piss Jesus" picture to the Danish cartoon of Mohammed are considered protected speech under the First Amendment. In other words in America the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution (the Bill of Rights) trumps the 10 Commandments. Religion holds no special place that allows it to be free from satire or ridicule. Just as we can make jokes about Congress or any politican so can we make jokes at the expense of religion or religious symbols or deities.