tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post8842171243633295315..comments2024-03-27T18:50:41.857-04:00Comments on I Should Be Laughing: In The "Equality" State ... The House Passes Anti-LGBT Discrimination BillBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-16666969643491592122015-02-04T23:51:08.743-05:002015-02-04T23:51:08.743-05:00It looks as though we have yet another long court ...It looks as though we have yet another long court battle ahead of us, repealing all of the anti-LGBT laws that are springing up like dandylions after a summers rain.Biki Honkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731335682679434307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-29723945560502184572015-02-04T11:11:57.443-05:002015-02-04T11:11:57.443-05:00Let the haters continue fighting this losing battl...Let the haters continue fighting this losing battle. The will fail in the end.Wonder Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723949771552274515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-6402774515129908892015-02-04T04:15:34.133-05:002015-02-04T04:15:34.133-05:00This is just so very depressing; one step forwards...This is just so very depressing; one step forwards, two steps back....the right will never stop until we are all goneHelen Lashbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806155400041511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-43032108036734143712015-02-04T02:33:59.459-05:002015-02-04T02:33:59.459-05:00Why am I not surprisedWhy am I not surprisedMusique's Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309420119322502258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-82292204556590096832015-02-03T20:05:47.102-05:002015-02-03T20:05:47.102-05:00That was the same argument used when such a bill w...That was the same argument used when such a bill was passed in AZ. It gave decent Christians the freedom to refuse service if their sincerely held religious beliefs told them to. They claimed it was not aimed at gays but, of course, everyone else their beliefs might want to refuse service is protected the federal Civil Rights Act. When one of sponsors was asked if the bill wasn't just a way to allow discrimination against gays he said the was ridiculous. The law only applied to those with sincerely held religious beliefs and such people would never discriminate against anyone.<br /><br />It passed houses but our governor vetoed it because the business community opposed it and feared the NFL would move the Super Bowl. Others also pointed out that, with the exception of 3 incorporated cities local ordinances, it was already legal to refuse service to gays, even without sincerely held religious beliefs. The governor felt the best way to address this very real need was for the voters in those cities to repeal their civil rights ordinances to bring them into line with the rest of the state.Harpers Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063887885657898897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-33012715065935952832015-02-03T19:38:13.632-05:002015-02-03T19:38:13.632-05:00My brother lives out there and keeps telling me we...My brother lives out there and keeps telling me we should move there. Just another reason to refuse!Sadie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277541674510077759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-18003846701066870572015-02-03T18:50:43.938-05:002015-02-03T18:50:43.938-05:00Oh, Wyoming!Oh, Wyoming!the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-66342777554304616732015-02-03T18:10:59.637-05:002015-02-03T18:10:59.637-05:00these "religious" asshats get more batsh...these "religious" asshats get more batshit crazy by the day!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-45327897897624405402015-02-03T17:16:15.916-05:002015-02-03T17:16:15.916-05:00When did the "practice of religion" beco...When did the "practice of religion" become the "practice of commerce" with "sincerely (or deeply) held religious beliefs"? And what is the criteria for determining how sincerely or deeply one holds ones beliefs?<br /><br />I recently googled "number of christian denominations" and was overwhelmed by the Wikipedia entry. Which of these religions will be discriminating against the others or fighting about whose religious beliefs are sincere and deep enough to hate the gays?Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.com