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The Mississippi legislature has passed legislation that would allow people to use their religion to justify discrimination. It seemed last month that the “religious liberty” bill had sufficiently stalled after the House voted to send it a study committee instead of passing it, with many members noting how it could be used to promote discrimination. However, both the House and Senate have approved a conference report on the bill, advancing it to Gov. Phil Bryant (R) with problematic language.
Skymon612
Mississippi the state that ranks #2 in dependency on the federal government...
Metallicus
So I guess it bothers you that you are FORCED to support people you disagree with?
Now you know how religious people feel.
mOjOm
Being forced to Support isn't the same as being forced to Tolerate.
NthOther
mOjOm
Being forced to Support isn't the same as being forced to Tolerate.
Why do you want to force people to do anything? That's the pinnacle of intolerance.
Metallicus
Skymon612
Mississippi the state that ranks #2 in dependency on the federal government...
So I guess it bothers you that you are FORCED to support people you disagree with?
Now you know how religious people feel.
Though proponents of such “religious liberty” bills claim that they do not promote discrimination, the examples they cite to explain why such legislation is necessary entail photographers and bakers refusing service to same-sex couples. The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins praised Mississippi for advancing this bill, specifically highlighting how it would protect “a wedding vendor, whose orthodox Christian faith will not allow her to affirm same-sex ‘marriage.’”
Metallicus
Skymon612
Mississippi the state that ranks #2 in dependency on the federal government...
So I guess it bothers you that you are FORCED to support people you disagree with?
Now you know how religious people feel.
Honcho
These people are not having their freedoms or choices reduced. And they are not having something forced onto them specifically. Because it doesn't even concern them as individuals.
Honcho
Metallicus
Skymon612
Mississippi the state that ranks #2 in dependency on the federal government...
So I guess it bothers you that you are FORCED to support people you disagree with?
Now you know how religious people feel.
Hmmm, so it's okay for someone to use their "freedom" to take away another group of peoples freedom in the name of freedom? Seems highly ironic if you ask me.
Are religious people being forced to be homosexuals? No, they are not.
Are they being forced to get abortions? No, they are not.
Are they being forced to take birth control, or use condoms? No they are not.
It has everything to do with what they see happening around them. Not within them.
These people are not having their freedoms or choices reduced. And they are not having something forced onto them specifically. Because it doesn't even concern them as individuals.
Bone75
Umm excuse me, but telling me I have to bake a cake with 2 grooms on top of it or face discrimination charges qualifies as force in my book.
oblvion
So the owners of hobby lobby arent being forced to pay for products they find reprehensible to their religious beliefs?
Bone75
Honcho
These people are not having their freedoms or choices reduced. And they are not having something forced onto them specifically. Because it doesn't even concern them as individuals.
Umm excuse me, but telling me I have to bake a cake with 2 grooms on top of it or face discrimination charges qualifies as force in my book.
mOjOm
Bone75
Umm excuse me, but telling me I have to bake a cake with 2 grooms on top of it or face discrimination charges qualifies as force in my book.
Well, if you have no other reason than simply because you are discriminating against another person, why shouldn't you be charged with discrimination???
Or do you support discrimination and therefor think that discrimination laws should be removed???
So I guess it bothers you that you are FORCED to support people you disagree with? Now you know how religious people feel. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
mOjOm
Bone75
Umm excuse me, but telling me I have to bake a cake with 2 grooms on top of it or face discrimination charges qualifies as force in my book.
Well, if you have no other reason than simply because you are discriminating against another person, why shouldn't you be charged with discrimination???
Or do you support discrimination and therefor think that discrimination laws should be removed???
Bedlam
Try reframing it...would you force a Jewish baker to make a Nazi themed wedding cake for a couple of Kluxers? Say, a couple of sheeters shoving a little Jewish guy into a marzipan oven on top of the cake, with the little SS uniformed bride and groom doing a Heil Hitler?edit on 3-4-2014 by Bedlam because: (no reason given)