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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReligious groups want exemption to discriminate based upon sexual orientation.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/hobby-lobby-is-already-creating-new-religious-demands-on-obama/373853/#disqus_threadThe letter:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/232327567/Religious-Exemption-Letter-to-President-Obama
This reminds me why I no longer donate to religious charities.
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Religious groups want exemption to discriminate based upon sexual orientation. (Original Post)
Dawson Leery
Jul 2014
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Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)1. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)2. Disgusting.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)3. If this is how we are going to roll
I want to know what religion EACH business goes by. That way we can ALL discriminate against those we don't like. Labeling needs to be done on products so I can be sure NOT to support ANY religious organization. I HATE them ALL equally.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)4. Here is the list of people shocked that the ruling would be used for anti-LGBT bigotry:
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)5. As Justice Ginsberg said,
religious nutcases think they were given free reign to discriminate against anything their religion dicatates.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)6. Those fuckers on the Supreme Court knew exactly what they were doing.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)7. Of course.
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