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AlbertCat

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118. Take a little look at the research

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 04:57 PM

Jun 2015

I have.

And the "blank slate" theory is defunct. Babies come with all sorts of instincts....one being to be wary of those not part of its "tribe', "group", "family".

Now exactly WHO one is supposed to irrationally hate is most definitely taught as one grows older.

But the default position is to be weary of strangers.

"I won't read anything else you write - not worth the time."

Talk about prejudice!

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Time to send in the National Guard! LeftofObama Jun 2015 #1

That is my thought also. uppityperson Jun 2015 #41

I think a lone federal marshal could make the arrest. ladjf Jun 2015 #66

Pretty much this ChiefJusticeIV Jun 2015 #120

Well, maybe two marshals. It would look better. nt ladjf Jun 2015 #121

Yep, and I want to see it on TV or I will be PISSED randys1 Jun 2015 #76

This would be a great reality show get the red out Jul 2015 #127

yes!!! melm00se Jun 2015 #102

If her religious beliefs prevent her from fulfilling the duties required by her job, then hamsterjill Jun 2015 #2

+100! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #5

I agree CanonRay Jun 2015 #10

Definitely agree... CherokeeDem Jun 2015 #26

+ Infinity...n/t Hepburn Jun 2015 #30

+1,000. nt Snotcicles Jun 2015 #37

I totally agree and just sent her an email saying so. denvine Jun 2015 #45

Same here. SheilaT Jun 2015 #61

BINGO Cosmocat Jun 2015 #111

Hell yes.... daleanime Jul 2015 #129

They should resign their jobs. Ilsa Jun 2015 #3

She needs to look for a new line of work. LibDemAlways Jun 2015 #4

She is a democrat JI7 Jun 2015 #6

Yeah. How about that big tent, eh? Welcome, bigots! n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #12

has more to do with state politics JI7 Jun 2015 #18

So was Jefferson Davis sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #14

yeah many of these are dixiecrats JI7 Jun 2015 #20

Yep, it's just sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #32

being ignorant fundie trumps politics snooper2 Jun 2015 #108

If you take a government post........ mrmpa Jun 2015 #7

+1....time to join the unemployed if you won't do your job. yourout Jun 2015 #43

Interesting Position RobinA Jun 2015 #113

Where'd that come from? mrmpa Jun 2015 #116

One cannot both be a Christian and a Bigot, the two are polar opposites. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #8

Not true. We have at least 200 million christian bigots, keeping hate alive. And they jtuck004 Jun 2015 #17

They say they are Christian, but they know nothing of his teachings, nor do they practice them. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #46

Like white folk practice equality, I define it by what people do, not what the salespeople say. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #51

That's it. Equality is a basic tenet in the teachings of many religions, including Christianity. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #56

Honestly, I think all people are born seeing each other as equal. It takes the teaching of hate in jtuck004 Jun 2015 #59

We are all deserving of basic human rights simply because we were born here. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #67

Yeah, I know the ideal. And I see jails full of people of color. It's mostly a lie by two-faced jtuck004 Jun 2015 #81

People refuse to see until they run smack into a crisis, and a huge one is in the making. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #100

I think all people are born seeing each other as equal. AlbertCat Jun 2015 #110

Nothing like putting no thought into a comment. Take a little look at the research jtuck004 Jun 2015 #112

Take a little look at the research AlbertCat Jun 2015 #118

Who gets to decide which teachings define a "true" christian? EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2015 #72

The only "true" Christian was Jesus Christ - and he was a jew! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #95

Yep, Christ is a terrible example of a non-bigot EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2015 #119

Ah, the old "No True Christian..." defence. Never goes out of style, that one. mr blur Jun 2015 #93

Everyone's meaning of what a Christian is is subjective. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #128

Even if that were true-- Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #132

Talk to the asshat Roman Catholic POS that lives next door to me Hepburn Jun 2015 #34

A false Christian? Her actions scream look at me, not at what I do. Christianity requires Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #50

She is a real piece of work. Hepburn Jun 2015 #57

LOL. It's easy to spot a gossip-monger. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #60

Send $25K in unmarked bills and... Hepburn Jun 2015 #68

This just in: the pope isn't catholic Lordquinton Jun 2015 #74

I wasn't raised a Catholic, so of that I do not know. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #125

Google "Southern Baptist Church origins" Rob H. Jun 2015 #117

SBs are crazy-makers. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #124

So resign, Jackass CanonRay Jun 2015 #9

If she has ever issued a license for a couple ... surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #11

They should take the advise of their Demi-God Reagan denbot Jun 2015 #13

Fire the bigot. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #15

She's such a moron she thinks she has some right to discriminate on behalf of her fairy tale Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #96

Many do think that. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #115

Arrest her. HooptieWagon Jun 2015 #16

come on, this is Kentucky. So you can marry your sister but not your brother? olddad56 Jun 2015 #19

No, no...second cousins are the closest relatives you can marry in Kentucky jmowreader Jun 2015 #44

Attempts to impose theocracy on democracy are happening everywhere. Clerks need to wise up ancianita Jun 2015 #21

"One wonders what brain capacity these people have to even get these jobs" avebury Jun 2015 #69

That question wouldn't have been asked awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #79

What question are you referring to, because I didn't ask any. ancianita Jun 2015 #84

And he didn't reply to you, either. Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #97

Okay. ancianita Jun 2015 #114

Okay! It is time for the ones applying for a license to asjr Jun 2015 #22

She's in a secular position. Why is she bringing her personal religion into her job? I say can her! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #98

So, the old Confederate doctrine sulphurdunn Jun 2015 #23

Similar reactions probably occurred in the wake of "Loving." I suspect some is for show. . . Journeyman Jun 2015 #24

What if a judge decided not to recognize a divorce because it was against their religious belief? herding cats Jun 2015 #25

So true. A very religious friend of mine was very upset because she had filed for divorce. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #42

So well written. n/t Yo_Mama Jun 2015 #85

+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2015 #86

exactly - and well put tomm2thumbs Jun 2015 #71

Time for her to find a new job where she can practice her fake christian views! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2015 #27

I'd say... Helen Borg Jun 2015 #28

My email to these asshats: Hepburn Jun 2015 #29

great. riversedge Jun 2015 #35

Thanks... Hepburn Jun 2015 #39

How about if the are 14 years old? underpants Jun 2015 #31

Yeah, a 12 year old who is pregnant because her father raped her... Hepburn Jun 2015 #36

I looked up the KY marriage law. jmowreader Jun 2015 #53

If she has the same attitude toward murders, rapists and eaters of shellfish, procon Jun 2015 #33

Fire her for failure to carry out her govt job. She can oppose it in church if she wants on point Jun 2015 #38

Separation of church and state. They have a problem with that, they need to be replaced. still_one Jun 2015 #40

Well if they want to flush that revenue down the toilet so be it. nt cstanleytech Jun 2015 #47

Hang the bastards!! Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #48

You were alerted on. It failed 0-7 neverforget Jun 2015 #52

I hope you will all pardon my french... Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #55

They should be fired and replaced with people willing to do the job. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #49

Christian? How about following Romans 13? peacebird Jun 2015 #54

So gays are not the ones destroying marriage IronLionZion Jun 2015 #58

OMG, her reasoning! Basically goes like this... Beartracks Jun 2015 #62

Unless the governor has declared sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #63

I think I've seen this show before. drm604 Jun 2015 #64

It's another civil war. kentuck Jun 2015 #65

Whoa there buddy. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #73

The Clerks are not performing a wedding ceremony! Geronimoe Jun 2015 #70

tHEY ARE NOT EVEN DOING THAT - THEY ARE JUST PROVIDING THE FORM FOR THEM TO FILL OUT Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #99

she needs to be fired Skittles Jun 2015 #75

They should be summarily fired for refusing to do their job. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #77

Simple solution project_bluebook Jun 2015 #78

Attn Kim Davis Botany Jun 2015 #80

This is obviously not true. K lib Jun 2015 #88

I went college in S.E. Ohio and I have spent time in rural OH, KY, and WV Botany Jun 2015 #90

'I'm a Christian. SamKnause Jun 2015 #82

Absolutely TNNurse Jun 2015 #83

There's no need for the national guard Android3.14 Jun 2015 #87

From the article posted they are breaking the law K lib Jun 2015 #89

And yet it is a job requirement. Perhaps she needs to choose another line of work. silvershadow Jun 2015 #91

Don't be surprised if the KY State Legislature decides to follow NC on this one. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #92

The lawsuits will bring them around. Darb Jun 2015 #104

Hope you're right. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #105

Fuck your Christian beliefs you dumb ass Elmer S. E. Dump Jun 2015 #94

Do your fucking job, or quit AlbertCat Jul 2015 #122

Easy solution, go get another fucken job where your bigotry and RKP5637 Jun 2015 #101

They are treading on thin ice. That "no marriage licenses" at all canard Darb Jun 2015 #103

You know lions, Christians... whatever... JCMach1 Jun 2015 #106

"five lawyers" I am getting sick of this crap. They are SCOTUS Justices first. yellowcanine Jun 2015 #107

Most Christians are okay with marriage equality TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #109

Just gave her a piece of my mind! Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #123

Sounds like it's time for updating resumes get the red out Jul 2015 #126

I Wish The Clerks Well Sparhawk60 Jul 2015 #130

Seems like there is an easy fix to this whole thing... PersonNumber503602 Jul 2015 #131