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In reply to the discussion: "Your religion does not prohibit me from anything. It prohibits you." [View all]Lonestarblue
(12,109 posts)This court has made it clear that white evangelical religious beliefs will win out over the prohibition against establishing a religion. Even without this courts latest rulings, we were already kowtowing to one religionthe Christian religion in many ways. Heres a quick list, though Im sure Im forgetting some.
nonprofit Catholic hospitals that get both tax breaks and federal healthcare dollars but are allowed to refuse some medical treatment based on religious beliefs
no taxes for churches, even when they are clearly using their money for political purposes
corporations allowed to violate anti-discrimination laws by claiming personal religious beliefs when a corporation is not a sentient being and is nothing more than a legal construct
taxpayers forced to use public monies for nonprofit Christian schools that violate federal anti-discrimination laws and teach content that is not in the public interest
state legislatures allowed to use personal evangelical religious beliefs to decide womens reproductive healthcare, including life and death decisions being made by legislators
business owners authorized to violate federal and state anti-discrimination laws based of religious beliefs that have nothing to do with operating a public business
Feel free to add more!