A graphic with text defines "Uncivil obedience": The act of following a law, but in ways that disregard and subvert expectations.

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1. The Conversation U.S. (theconversationus@newsie.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Sep-2023 07:24:26 JST The Conversation U.S.

   Instead of violating unjust laws, protestors using “uncivil obedience” follow the law (but in a way that undermines its very rationale).

   Examples include atheists who have used laws to keep ‘pornography’ out of schools to request that the Bible be banned, and the Satanic Temple, which has used rules permitting religious after-school clubs to found clubs for young Satanists.

   More from an expert of this growing form of #protest:
   https://theconversation.com/uncivil-obedience-becomes-an-increasingly-common-form-of-protest-in-the-us-209928