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51. Since I'm fundamentalist Christian....

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 02:04 PM

Mar 2014

Since I'm a Quaker, I get an exemption from compulsory military service and the payment of taxes.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian and have a religious belief in faith healing, I can not be prosecuted when I choose to prayer instead of doctors when my children die from preventable and curable illnesses.
Since I'm a member of a Native American Church with religious beliefs I can take illegal drugs where others would be arrested and prosecuted.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian and have a religious belief in animal sacrifice, animal cruelty laws do not apply to me.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief, child labor laws and child neglect laws do not apply to me.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief, compulsory vaccination laws do not apply to me.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief that demons or other evil spiritual entities posses me, I cannot be fired from my job nor denied exorcism at public hospitals.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief that brown skin is a punishment from God, I do not have to serve, hire, or pay fairly, those with dark skin.
Since I'm fundamentalist Muslim women with religious beliefs, the state cannot compel me to uncover my face for a photo to be on my driver's license.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief I'm allowed to sell my daughter into slavery.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief I can kill any employee who refuses to work on the Sabbath.
Since I'm fundamentalist Christian with a religious belief I can burn my mother for wearing garments made from two different threads.

Slippery slopes, Mr. Scalia!

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Hobby Lobby case: Justices skeptical of White House position [View all] laserhaas Mar 2014 OP

Ugh. Sounds like we're possibly headed towards a 5-4 split Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #1

It's absurd. Can you picture preachers buying businesses with church monies in a Citizen's U effort laserhaas Mar 2014 #2

That particular bunch of ideologues didn't have far to go. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #4

He is better than I thought he would be yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #13

That was one ruling . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #66

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I'd rather not pay for the military operations in the mid-east. If you want it, you're certainly wel LanternWaste Mar 2014 #10

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Well that was quick. That user got PPR'ed! alp227 Mar 2014 #22

I always miss such stuff cosmicone Mar 2014 #46

I think DU wants to deny trolls the notoriety they've had here in the past. nt alp227 Mar 2014 #56

As one who suffers troll attacks much more than most. I am glad there's policing (by jury). laserhaas Mar 2014 #61

Take a hike, son, take a hike. HERVEPA Mar 2014 #12

Hike taken. alp227 Mar 2014 #23

Going? lark Mar 2014 #37

Yes, I can. It's incremental theocracy, until there's no way to resist in every day life. Ryan freshwest Mar 2014 #68

Divergent movie - speaks of this very thing. laserhaas Mar 2014 #70

Sounds like it might be worse than that. calimary Mar 2014 #27

good point 'calimary' -- laserhaas Mar 2014 #30

That's what just burns me up. WHO is taking the government's case here? calimary Mar 2014 #58

I'm with you on all of that. Elizabeth Warren would have made a much better choice. laserhaas Mar 2014 #62

Comment? freshwest Mar 2014 #75

Standing (partially) corrected. Still desire Warren (get it) for Justice US Sup Ct laserhaas Mar 2014 #76

About Kagan and administration, please consider my info. freshwest Mar 2014 #71

+1 million! sheshe2 Mar 2014 #72

One more reason to get Dem's out to vote in 2014 and 2016. passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #74

Yeah, I hear that argument every election cycle. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2014 #83

Since "Corporations are People," malthaussen Mar 2014 #3

Corporations are (by nature) fictitious pseudo entities and can't have a conscience by nature laserhaas Mar 2014 #32

I think I'll incorporate myself now! Kablooie Mar 2014 #80

Allow me to be your first communicant! malthaussen Mar 2014 #81

And if the owner objects to blood transfusions, vaccinations, use of anethesia during labor etc? hedgehog Mar 2014 #5

Exactly! cosmicone Mar 2014 #48

oh, could go farther than that HockeyMom Mar 2014 #79

Legal contortions JackHughes Mar 2014 #6

Welcome to DU, JackHughes! calimary Mar 2014 #28

HuffPo article makes it sound more like an equal back-and-forth RedSpartan Mar 2014 #8

Why would Politico give a "biased" report laserhaas Mar 2014 #33

Here's SCOTUSblog: blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #78

This will overturn a century of corporate law egold2604 Mar 2014 #9

Anxious homegirl Mar 2014 #11

Welcome to DU, homegirl! calimary Mar 2014 #34

Hey, don't jump my cart "calimary'. I'm suing Romney, Bain etc for Racketeering, We go to court Apr laserhaas Mar 2014 #38

Well, I am holding out high hopes for you, laserhaas! calimary Mar 2014 #59

Juxtaposing of their names - is letting them off WAY too easy. laserhaas Mar 2014 #63

She has been a member since July 2003 .. just saying .. n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #49

One thing we have not heard from are yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #14

Hobby Lobby Pays their employees well. dem in texas Mar 2014 #20

That's because JoAnn's and Michael's are Bain Capital associated items laserhaas Mar 2014 #40

Welcome to DU, egold2604! calimary Mar 2014 #31

I've had some success. Larry Reynolds, Frank Vennes, Marc Dreier and Tom Petters are all doing time laserhaas Mar 2014 #41

WOW - a great result of "be careful what you ask for". But - would it serve more ill in the end? laserhaas Mar 2014 #35

Consider the source. rocktivity Mar 2014 #15

Concur. laserhaas Mar 2014 #36

This is just so wrong. EC Mar 2014 #17

Concur laserhaas Mar 2014 #42

Ger ready for another Kelvin Mace Mar 2014 #18

I've said all along... Burf-_- Mar 2014 #19

Why would anyone post what Politico said there RIGHTWING as it gets bigdarryl Mar 2014 #21

here's a better source then, Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes: alp227 Mar 2014 #24

what do you mean ? Burf-_- Mar 2014 #25

Hope your right 'Burf' (neat moniker) laserhaas Mar 2014 #44

I try ... Burf-_- Mar 2014 #45

Welcome to DU, Burf-_-! calimary Mar 2014 #57

Heard on NPR there were protesters outside SCOTUS chanting "My faith, my business!" alp227 Mar 2014 #26

Except.... Burf-_- Mar 2014 #29

So essentially... Dopers_Greed Mar 2014 #39

not only that Burf-_- Mar 2014 #47

The Federal Government is not a corporation Samantha Mar 2014 #43

Crap Augiedog Mar 2014 #50

LOL - "pray to the Lords of Exxon/Mobil oily redemption" Priceless laserhaas Mar 2014 #52

Since I'm fundamentalist Christian.... Grins Mar 2014 #51

Can we start a Koch'Sucks Fundamentalism? laserhaas Mar 2014 #53

Did they make the most obvious arguments? BlueStreak Mar 2014 #54

Concur 'BlueStreak'. Quite frankly, they are getting squirrely with common laserhaas Mar 2014 #55

Cracking open the door to workplace discrimination. moondust Mar 2014 #60

WOW - Priceless "I'm not sure but I think I saw Monsanto in church last Sunday wearing a toupee" laserhaas Mar 2014 #64

What part of "Hobby Lobby is not a church" do they not understand? muntrv Mar 2014 #65

Here's the church, here's the steeple... maddogesq Mar 2014 #82

The end game Politicub Mar 2014 #67

I'm trying to get Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs indicted for Racketeering. If I kill their corps laserhaas Mar 2014 #69

Argument discussed on PBS NewsHour: elleng Mar 2014 #73

This is how you begin replacing Civil law with far rightwing "Biblical law." blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #77