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Crash2Parties

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9. Dangerous ruling: anti-discrimination laws fall before personal religious opinion

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:52 PM

Dec 2016

Between this and Hobby Lobby, it can be argued that a person's (or Corporate Person's) "sincerely held religious belief" - in other words, their opinion that day, should be granted a higher status than the laws that everyone else must follow.

This is an extremely dangerous road for us to be walking.

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Texas judge halts federal transgender health protections [View all] n2doc Dec 2016 OP

One more step toward theocracy. old guy Dec 2016 #1

Yep...Shameful nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #3

Many don't realize the magnitude of this Judge's action Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #12

IF Republicans had their way they would bring yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #16

The Hippocratic Oath is doctors' religion bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #2

Some medical groups/institutions are religiously based (and funded). Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #6

1 in 6 hospital beds in America are Catholic owned or partnered Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #15

For chrissakes, nobody is going to their GP for reassignment surgery... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #4

But they are demanding hormones, and GPs commonly do prescribe the types of meds used. Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #7

"as opposed to trying to create and maintain an unnatural balance" psst. Your bias is showing. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #17

Just another advocate for theocracy atreides1 Dec 2016 #5

Read the ruling here - it is not about theocracy, but about law Yo_Mama Dec 2016 #10

Then don't fucking be doctors! geomon666 Dec 2016 #8

It was originally a result of the War on Drugs - Native Americans couldn't use peyote legally. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #18

Dangerous ruling: anti-discrimination laws fall before personal religious opinion Crash2Parties Dec 2016 #9

b/c states rights are more important than human rights juxtaposed Dec 2016 #11

Good lord.... joewicker_TX Jan 2017 #13

What do actual doctors say? Grins Jan 2017 #14