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This week, in the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court ruled that a religious employer could not be required to provide employees with certain types of contraception. That decision is beginning to reverberate: A group of faith leaders is urging the Obama administration to include a religious exemption in a forthcoming LGBT anti-discrimination action.
originally posted by: BasementWarriorKryptonite
I think it's time religion was just banned. Send those weird cults underground where they belong.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: BasementWarriorKryptonite
I think it's time religion was just banned. Send those weird cults underground where they belong.
There's nothing wrong with religion. If they would just mind their own business and not try to force others to behave according to their beliefs, we'd be fine.
Keep religion out of government! Oops! Too late!
originally posted by: thesaneone
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
There's nothing wrong with religion. If they would just mind their own business and not try to force others to behave according to their beliefs, we'd be fine.
The same can be said about the LGBT community.
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your planned executive order disqualifying organizations that do not hire LGBT Americans from receiving federal contracts.
It comes from a group of faith leaders who are generally friendly to the administration, many of whom have closely advised the White House on issues like immigration reform. The letter was organized by Michael Wear, who worked in the Obama White House and directed faith outreach for the president's 2012 campaign. Signers include two members of Catholics for Obama and three former members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
originally posted by: Restricted
If women can't get contraception under this decision then bakers don't have to serve gays. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: BasementWarriorKryptonite
I think it's time religion was just banned. Send those weird cults underground where they belong.
There's nothing wrong with religion. If they would just mind their own business and not try to force others to behave according to their beliefs, we'd be fine.
originally posted by: drivers1492
a reply to: BasementWarriorKryptonite
I personally couldn't support something like that. Faith and religions are to ingrained into the worlds culture to think it would have any sort of positive outcome. I do feel there needs to be distinction between corporations operating in the public sector and the rights they have concerning the faith of the owners. While many disagree, in my opinion, once you step away from a purely religious entity and enter the public sector as a operating business you should be required to function without exception the laws attributed to all business.