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Originally Posted by PaulS
Jim, So what was the reason that the evangelicals in Indiana NEEDED a law passed that specifically allowed them to discriminate?
Can't we say the same thing about the baker - live and let live?
Nothing I have written changes the fact that the evangelicals want to discriminate in public (as opposed to doing it in a private setting such as church). I don't claim to be an expert on the Constituion.
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"Jim, So what was the reason that the evangelicals in Indiana NEEDED a law passed that specifically allowed them to discriminate?"
well, let's see. Oh yeay...those on your side of the issue, immediately descended into violent anarchy in th enext nanosecond afetr hearing that someone had the chutzpah to disagree with them. I agree the state law shouldn't be needed, as the constitution is very clear.
"Can't we say the same thing about the baker - live and let live?"
And how is th ebaker iinterfering with the ability of the hapy couple to "live"? Is the baker threatening to firebomb the hall where th ewedding takes place? Or is he simply asking that he not be forced to attend that which he feels is immoral? I hate to break it to you, but the happy couple can easily find bakers, photographers, etc who would be glad for the business.
"{the evangelicals want to discriminate in public "
First, I'm not sure that's true. They want to discriminate in their business pursuits. If you own a bakery, the bakery isn't public property. It's a private business, Obama hasn't seized it all - yet.
Second, where in the constitution does it say that freedom of religion ceases to exist on public grounds?
"I don't claim to be an expert on the Constituion"
That doesn't mean you have to pretend it doesn't exist, every time it suits you...
Here it is...you tell me how this doesn't guarantee the right of a Christian baker to say "no thanks, but good luck" to the offer of working at a gay wedding...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
Paul, the Klan is allowed to hold non-violent rallies at public parks (freedom of speech guarantees them that right). So if the Klan has a constitutionally-protected right to discriminate in public, so does a born-again Christian baker.
The Bill Of Rights guaranytees these freedoms, even if someone else's feelings get hurt. That's the way our country works.
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