Lysistrata
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- Oct 11, 2017
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There is no reason that California cannot pass laws that apply in California and to the expenditure of state tax funds. The clowns in Texas have no say. They cannot compel anyone from another state to associate with them. Californians can have "sincerely held beliefs."
How can anyone respect them when they are deliberately aiding and abetting discrimination and using taxpayers' money in the process? The "religious liberty" argument is a sham. The rights of some religious group do not supersede the rights of the people whom they are targeting for attack, even if the group being targeted is defined by a characteristic other than religion. They are not lesser people or lesser citizens.
Moreover, the header makes it sound as if all Texans practice the same religion, which cannot be true. In the following article, some Texans who want to adopt discussed their worries about being blacklisted because they hold beliefs that are different from the state's official religion and all of the adoption agencies are run by organizations affiliated with the official religion.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article159016664.html
How can anyone respect them when they are deliberately aiding and abetting discrimination and using taxpayers' money in the process? The "religious liberty" argument is a sham. The rights of some religious group do not supersede the rights of the people whom they are targeting for attack, even if the group being targeted is defined by a characteristic other than religion. They are not lesser people or lesser citizens.
Moreover, the header makes it sound as if all Texans practice the same religion, which cannot be true. In the following article, some Texans who want to adopt discussed their worries about being blacklisted because they hold beliefs that are different from the state's official religion and all of the adoption agencies are run by organizations affiliated with the official religion.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article159016664.html