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While the full political implications of the president's same-sex marriage verdict remain to be seen, Gallup released a poll Friday showing 51% of Americans approve of Obama's support for gay couples to marry, while 45% disapprove. The survey was conducted entirely after he announced his endorsement in an ABC News interview on Wednesday.
So the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to Christians (something that is unequivocally a 100% chosen lifestyle)? It would be prefectly constitutional to ban Christians from getting a civil marriage or from, say, getting a driver's license?
The answer of course is no. Likewise, the answer is no if you replace "Christians" with "homosexuals." Whether my being gay is inherent (which it is) or if it's simply a lifestyle I chose (which it is not), the 14th Amendment applies, and I am entitled to equal treatment under our civil, secular laws.
Apparently everyone has the right to a driver's license, and we should not deny anyone a license, for any reason. If my state wanted to say only 18 year olds who can pass a written and practical test can get a license, then the left would scream its unconstitutional.
It matters not what the left's Messiah thinks about it, since he has publicly stated that he held every position on gay marriage over the years.
The left's Messiah
More than two thirds of Americans believe President Obama's public endorsement of gay marriage was motivated by politics, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.
A total of 67 percent overall said it was a political maneuver. That includes 86 percent of Republicans, and -- more importantly -- 70 percent of independents.
So the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to Christians (something that is unequivocally a 100% chosen lifestyle)? It would be prefectly constitutional to ban Christians from getting a civil marriage or from, say, getting a driver's license?
The answer of course is no. Likewise, the answer is no if you replace "Christians" with "homosexuals." Whether my being gay is inherent (which it is) or if it's simply a lifestyle I chose (which it is not), the 14th Amendment applies, and I am entitled to equal treatment under our civil, secular laws.
Apparently, you haven't read or have failed to understand - the 1st Amendment.
Is a driver's license a civil right or a benefit and privilege?
Both. Civil laws confer things - benefits, privileges, protections, and responsibilities. Collectively, those things are called civil, or legal, rights.
Civil marriage laws confer the civil rights of marriage. Civil laws controlling the usage of public roadways confer the civil rights of driving.
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