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Moostache

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10. Agreed...

Tue Nov 14, 2023, 12:38 PM

Nov 2023

Religious freedom applies ONLY to the practice of your religion in private and free from state sanctioned efforts to outlaw it. It does NOT (and NEVER has) grant one free reign to do anything they want and later claim protections. Its like morons who squeal about 'free speech' without realizing that CONSEQUNECES from speech are NOT protected...you are ALWAYS free to say stupid shit, but you are also liable for the reactions and consequences of said stupid shit!

Religion in general still receives far too much deference in the public square. I begrudge no one their right to rub bat guano on themselves and call it spiritual or to ritualistically celebrate cannibalism with crackers and wine in their private, voluntary assemblies...but the second they try to haul it out of the churches and into politics or the public domain, then its lights out and a very hard "no".

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Kind of surprising with this court, but good news...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2023 #4

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