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6. What these yahoos don't seem to get

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 02:39 AM

Feb 2014

is the fact that their "sincerely held religious beliefs" don't give them an excuse to do whatever they damn please. If you were a sincere worshiper of Baal or Kukulkan and your beliefs included human sacrifice, that wouldn't be much of a defense at your murder trial after you sacrificed somebody. The Mormons found out years ago that polygamy was going to be just as illegal for them as it was for everybody else, no matter how sincerely they believed in it. The rule has always been that a religious practice that is deemed socially harmful is not protected, and if discriminating against any group of people is socially harmful - which it is - how can that be a protected religious practice?

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if your '�sincerely held religious beliefs� prevent you from treating people equally... olddad56 Feb 2014 #1

+10000 n/t FreeState Feb 2014 #2

In other words cosmicone Feb 2014 #3

LMAO!!! Best explanation evah! Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #4

I am literally running out of things to say on this subject. William769 Feb 2014 #5

What these yahoos don't seem to get The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2014 #6

Agreed. I see this being used in some really nasty ways. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #7

Cowards. These states are afraid to be the first one to act and be judged geek tragedy Feb 2014 #8

Personally, I think they are trying to learn from one another. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #9

That's what the Hobby Lobby challenge to Obamacare was about. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #10

The intent is to replace secular/democratic public law with far rightwing "Biblical law." blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #11

It reminds me of Shariah Law. But that, of course, is evil. /nt mwb970 Feb 2014 #12

Fine.. pass the law.. then put the businesses that elect to follow it to the test. Amimnoch Feb 2014 #13

I'll make a bet now... NaturalHigh Feb 2014 #14

I really don't get it MissMillie Feb 2014 #15

Hmm. Writing a Jim Crow law just isn't as easy as it was back in the day. yellowcanine Feb 2014 #16

I heard one of the proponents on "On Point" yellowcanine Feb 2014 #17