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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 05:30 PM Feb 2017

RW Christians Want Widespread Discrimination In Both Private And Government.

Just on Wayne Bessin shows guest was saying what the religious freedom rule means. The guest was explaining that it would allow "conscience' discrimination in both private and public arenas. That would include ANYONE the person deems not acceptable. That would be gays, women who have had abortions, atheists, people of other religions, transsexuals etc, etc. It would open up denying jobs,housing, medical care, at private AND government institutions. And it would include denying certain people from national parks, museums, restaurants, clubs, retail stores, voting, go government offices et al. Any individual of faith even in a government job could refuse service to someone they disapprove of. e.g. Kim Davis.

Such a dictum would unleash thousands of law suits. And the Christians want that rule in the Constitution.

Source. Guest was from Americans United.

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RW Christians Want Widespread Discrimination In Both Private And Government. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Feb 2017 OP
Christianity atreides1 Feb 2017 #1
So, if this policy is fully in place... Girard442 Feb 2017 #2
Gosh ! People might even discriminate against Jews then ! eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #3
I Could See Persecuting These Christians. Turnabout If Fair Play. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2017 #4
Yes. Especially if their fabled Antichrist comes true. roamer65 Feb 2017 #7
They're all just a bunch of snowflakes. n/t royable Feb 2017 #5
Did he happen to mention what the symbols for atheists or logosoco Feb 2017 #6
This is what Evangelical's have always been and they hate the Jews HERE NotThisTime Feb 2017 #8

Girard442

(6,066 posts)
2. So, if this policy is fully in place...
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 05:43 PM
Feb 2017

...I could invoke a "religious freedom clause" to refuse service to a member of a child-molesting conspiracy?

eppur_se_muova

(36,247 posts)
3. Gosh ! People might even discriminate against Jews then !
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 06:01 PM
Feb 2017

Talk about Unintended Consequences® ! I doubt the people behind this have even considered that possibility !

 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
4. I Could See Persecuting These Christians. Turnabout If Fair Play.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 06:58 PM
Feb 2017

They have to be careful what they ask for because they could find themselves in a shithole.

roamer65

(36,744 posts)
7. Yes. Especially if their fabled Antichrist comes true.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 08:19 PM
Feb 2017

It would be a tough choice which side to pick right now.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
6. Did he happen to mention what the symbols for atheists or
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 08:17 PM
Feb 2017

women who have had abortions? I hear yellow stars won't be an option.
Because surely we will be needing some system so they will know who to discriminate against when it is not obvious, right?

NotThisTime

(3,657 posts)
8. This is what Evangelical's have always been and they hate the Jews HERE
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 08:25 PM
Feb 2017

They want them in their homeland so the rapture can come. Unfortunately I grew up in an Evangelical (hard right wing) home. I fled as soon as I could (16) and have no contact with family members.

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