Georgia Senate to take up religious freedom cause (racist, deal)

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by atltechdude

The preacher has an ironclad right to refuse based on the first amendment. This bill does not give him any stronger rights than he already has.

This bill and those like it are a red herring that do absolutely nothing but allow intolerant pols to make a statement opposing diversity.

Exactly. Preachers refuse to marry couples for all sorts of reasons and that's well within their rights.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by JPD

That's called being stupid, and there's no protection for that.

Yes, and we're certainly not obligated to offer a remedy for it.

[primaltech]

Originally Posted by arjay57

These new laws may not change anything legally but they might make some people feel better about letting gays know they are not approved of by everybody.

Admittedly that's not much of a basis for legislation, but you've got certain groups who feel like they are under attack for having negative opinions of others.

Yeah, those poor KKK members and ilk, having to face the judgement and consequences that directly result from their chosen beliefs and actions, like grown adults in a real world full of other people, in a constantly evolving social marketplace of ideas and thought.

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by 0nyxStation

Im just sick and tired of it. This phrase fits how I feel.

Quit imposing your beliefs on other people that do not share them. Period.

Sooooooooo, you're against this bill? But okay with gay marriage?? Don't be so broad.

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by samiwas1

Sooooooooo, you're against this bill? But okay with gay marriage?? Don't be so broad.

How come you didn't make that comment to Primal when he said the same thing ?

[primaltech]

Originally Posted by 0nyxStation

How come you didn't make that comment to Primal when he said the same thing ?

I wonder if it could be because of totally obvious context? Wow. Are you even literate?

Instead of being a paint-chip-eating dolt whose apparent main contribution around here is nonsensical, troll-like posts in every other topic thread, you could do the quality of this forum a favor and actually explain whatever your points are in clear thoughts and statements that we could then discuss. Or go away. Enough with the silly repetitive one-liners and trolling.

[Pemgin]

Originally Posted by primaltech

I wonder if it could be because of totally obvious context? Wow. Are you even literate?

Instead of being a paint-chip-eating dolt whose apparent main contribution around here is nonsensical, troll-like posts in every other topic thread, you could do the quality of this forum a favor and actually explain whatever your points are in clear thoughts and statements that we could then discuss. Or go away. Enough with the silly repetitive one-liners and trolling.

I get the impression he just doesn't want LBGT people to exist.

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by 0nyxStation

How come you didn't make that comment to Primal when he said the same thing ?

Because, unlike yourself, he actually explained exactly what he meant. You have yet to do so, even in the broadest terms. You said something about one way and not the other. So, what do you mean. If you can't explain it, then what you say is meaningless.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by primaltech

Yeah, those poor KKK members and ilk, having to face the judgement and consequences that directly result from their chosen beliefs and actions, like grown adults in a real world full of other people, in a constantly evolving social marketplace of ideas and thought.

Nobody likes to be called out, simply for saying they don't like this or that group of people.

That's the political correctness of the right. They may not like a certain kind of person, but it is cruel to point that out.

[primaltech]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Nobody likes to be called out, simply for saying they don't like this or that group of people.

That's the political correctness of the right. They may not like a certain kind of person, but it is cruel to point that out.

If the social conservatives have good ideas, then let those ideas be popular on their own merits, without any government interventions or protections. I'm fine with the Right existing, and contributing to the discussion with what they think is the best way to organize society. Sometimes the Left goes too far (see: political correctness), and the overall course needs to be corrected or stabilized a bit. But, let society naturally figure all that out, laissez-faire style.

I think what you're saying is just "feel good" consolation legislation, might could lead to discrimination. And I think discrimination is fine for the individual to practice in their own life, but not for companies which are providing goods and services to the consumer public, and who have lots of employees working for them of all kinds of faiths and philosophies.

We shouldn't go back to the "your kind not served here" signs in the storefront windows. That's a bit too Old South, right?