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Originally Posted by whell
BULL SHIT.
If I believe that killing is not moral, I can ACT in accordance with those beliefs and choose not to serve in the military, even when and if such objections are on religious grounds. I can even avoid the draft. The government can't force me to over-ride my religious beliefs or my conscience and force me to act in a way that is objectionable to me.
Therefore, if I firmly believe that marriage is only between a man and a woman, should the government be able to force me to ACT in a manner that is inconsistent with my beliefs and force me and my business to support that marriage ceremony in any way? Sounds like your answer to that question is a resounding yes. If that's the case, maybe you're not just a religious intolerant. Maybe you're just a good old fashioned fascist.
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A conscientious objector doesn't discriminate against anybody.
As for a licensed business owner withholding services from somebody due to their sexuality, that's an entirely different issue. The same logic would allow Catholic hotel owners to refuse accommodation to heterosexual couples who practice birth control. Should a Christian Scientist hotel owner be allowed to forbid entry for paramedics into his hotel for a customer needing medical assistance?
This whole kerfuffle is all about Right-Wing legislators wanting to throw a bone to bible-thumpers in Indiana pissed about gay marriage now being legal there.