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intaglio

(8,170 posts)
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 09:58 AM Oct 2014

Justice Scalia admits it! Religious beliefs are not reasonable!

Well, religious beliefs aren’t reasonable. I mean, religious beliefs are categorical. You know, it’s God tells you. It’s not a matter of being reasonable. God be reasonable? He’s supposed to have a full beard.


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Justice Scalia admits it! Religious beliefs are not reasonable! (Original Post) intaglio Oct 2014 OP
And he follows God edhopper Oct 2014 #1
That certainly didn't come out the way he probably intended it, lol. cbayer Oct 2014 #2
And that, Idiot, is why we don't govern with religious beliefs. CanonRay Oct 2014 #3
The only connection he makes is that it's perfectly fine to govern with religious beliefs. trotsky Oct 2014 #4

edhopper

(33,213 posts)
1. And he follows God
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 10:00 AM
Oct 2014

above reason. He follows the Church above the Constitution.

The Hobby Lobby case clearly shows this.

CanonRay

(14,038 posts)
3. And that, Idiot, is why we don't govern with religious beliefs.
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 10:21 AM
Oct 2014

You'd think he could make that connection.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)
4. The only connection he makes is that it's perfectly fine to govern with religious beliefs.
Thu Oct 16, 2014, 10:35 AM
Oct 2014

As long as they're his.

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