A religious freedom statute doesn’t give anyone carte blanche to do whatever he wants in the name of religion. It simply allows him to make his case in court that a law or a lawsuit substantially burdens his religion and that there is no compelling governmental interest to justify the burden.For critics of the Arizona bill, the substance was almost an afterthought. They recoiled at the very idea that someone might have moral objections to homosexuality or gay marriage.
Indeed. As in the cases of hate crimes legislation, or the recent executive-fiat change to FHer-care that stipulates that a business must prove that it didn't downsize its staff because of FHer-care, the overlords insist on getting inside your head, parsing your motives for your thoughts and actions. Complying with their edicts behaviorally is not enough. They will X-ray your mind and heart to determine whether you have absolute fealty to their program.
She vetoed it. End of story for Arizona at least for now. But you TPers will keep screaming bloody murder ad infinitum. Waah!!!! Keep all gods within, but when you go without, recognize that others have their own too. That is the greatness of a country with freedom of religion like America (which was truly exceptional in this regard), there is no legal basis to discrimination based upon creed. Sell sell sell now, but you can buy from anyone you want.
ReplyDeleteIt is by no means the end of the story. People who love freedom will fight this war for America's soul to their last breath.
ReplyDeleteThere are three types of people in America today: patriots, Freedom-Haters, and those without any principles who are perfectly willing to be turned into cattle.
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