Religious Freedom Bill in Indiana.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Back in the Civil Rights Era, one of the hot button issues was public swimming pools. In the sweltering summers characteristic of much of the Old Confederacy and my home in Maryland, public swimming pools were the way most of us kids beat the heat and, things being as they were, there were "White Only" pools and there were "Colored" pools. (Couldn't have the Nigras polluting the white folks' water!)

Well, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act, "White Only" pools became illegal. This, of course, outraged the crackers. There was no way in Hell they were going to allow any spooks in any pool where their darling little ofay children were going to swim.

So, they fought and they fought and they fought but the law was the law and the public pools were integrated. And the pools were closed. And filled in.

Dare we hope for the same regarding these "good Democrats" and their theology of hate?

Fixed if for you.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

Just to be clear - in none of these statements have I condoned such behavior. I don't, however, believe that anyone should be compelled to act in a manner that inconsistent with sincerely - held religious beliefs.

Now, don't we have laws against discrimination based on someone's religion, ethnicity or national origin? Are you heading down a road where you're equating a lifestyle with a person's religion or ethnicity?

You are a fool if you think any of your fellow citizens would choose to subject themselves to the insanity of bigotry for the sake of a "lifestyle".

Being LGBT is something these brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles are born with, you tool.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Are you heading down a road where you're equating a lifestyle with a person's religion or ethnicity?

It's not a "lifestyle" any more than heterosexuality is. In fact, religion is a lot closer to a lifestyle than it is anything else. Religion is a matter of choice. One chooses to believe in a particular religion or not, yet you would have it that you're free to behave in ways that disadvantage others on the basis of what you choose to believe, on your lifestyle choice.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Fixed if for you.

Oh, boy! You really got me on that one! You are so, so clever!

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by whell

Now, don't we have laws against discrimination based on someone's religion, ethnicity or national origin? Are you heading down a road where you're equating a lifestyle with a person's religion or ethnicity?

oh Whelly.

You are so lost.

religion is the lifestyle choice, ethnicity and sexual orientation is not.

Religious protections are bogus. You want to worship some man in the sky, I should not have to associate with you.

[bobabode]

Looks like the most recent victims of bigotry, African-Americans are foursquare behind the protection of LGBT Americans. I'll take my cues from them over an ever shrinking demographic of retrograde Faux News, BlazeTV and Rush Limbaugh viewers.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

It's not a "lifestyle" any more than heterosexuality is. .

Really? Obama has called homosexuality a lifestyle choice. Is he wrong?

[whell]

Originally Posted by noonereal

religion is the lifestyle choice, ethnicity and sexual orientation is not.

You have scientific PROOF of this?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Really? Obama has called homosexuality a lifestyle choice. Is he wrong?

Yes, if indeed he said it, he is.

Or was. He claims to have evolved.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

You have scientific PROOF of this?

You are so beaten! Just give up, for pete's sake. This is no fun any more.