That is our First Amendment Right to freedom of religion reworded and reaffirmed. How could anyone be against it?
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Anyone here agree with W. Virginia's new "religious freedom" bill?
- Thread starter icehorse
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Can only wait and see what happens when monkeys actually fly out of my butt.
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Not everybody considers the Constitution to be holy writ.
Especially the religious type people, who are well accustomed to reinterpreting scripture to fit an agenda.
It means what people want it to say.
That is a problem in the USA. People who think old writings mean what they want to believe is true. It's a bit worse in Muslim countries, but not a lot worse.
Tom
Sultan Of Swing
Well-Known Member
Are you saying it's unlikely to be passed, or monkeys flying out of my rear is an undesirable outcome I shouldn't wait for?
I am saying (in my own inscrutable way) that this bill will never pass. They missed their window for this kind of thing.
Buttercup
Veteran Member
This is West Virginia. It could happen.
economic suicide
This is exactly the kind of legel instrument that should not even be considered, let alone exist.
Even attempting to interpret it demands that the government's agents must decide what is proper and sincere religious practice and what is not.
It is religious discrimination made law.
Even attempting to interpret it demands that the government's agents must decide what is proper and sincere religious practice and what is not.
It is religious discrimination made law.
The Emperor of Mankind
Currently the galaxy's spookiest paraplegic
The language of the bill probably means that people of any religion will be able to use it as an excuse to ignore laws but there'll be hell to pay the instant somebody who is either neither:
- white, or;
- Christian
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
As I've explained a few times, regardless of what you believe, you can't open a business and put up a sign that says "no negroes allowed," you can't base hiring on religious affiliation, and you can't set it up so women cannot be in positions of authority above men. But they want to make sure they can say "No GLBT allowed."
I, for one, don't trust most politicians. But I assume they're not idiots, instead they're cagey. What scares me about this sort of thing is that some cagey politicians reckon that at least 51% of their constituents would think this is a good idea...