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Humanities Section => Political/Government General Discussion => Topic started by: Jannabear on July 03, 2016, 08:28:22 PM

Title: Why am I surprised
Post by: Jannabear on July 03, 2016, 08:28:22 PM
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/…/HB/1500-1599/HB1523SG.htm Why am I surprised such a regressive redneck state would have people supporting stupid shit like this.
"Religious freedom bill"
" (a) Marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman;
(b) Sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage; and
(c) Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual's immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at time of birth."
Sounds like this has alot to do with religious freedom, o wait, it doesn't.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Hakurei Reimu on July 03, 2016, 08:50:24 PM
How is the "religious freedom" of anyone enhanced by such a bill?
What religions are the free to join and what religious views are they free to express because of this bill?

Oh, that's right. None. The religious have always been free to express this shit and have been doing so for a long time. There's no "religious freedom" here; it's religious oppression.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Duncle on July 04, 2016, 11:22:49 AM
The kind of religious freedom that the bill represents is this:

Freedom for the religious to impose their pea-brained, blinkered views on the rest of society.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Nonsensei on July 04, 2016, 11:28:41 AM
Quote from: Jannabear on July 03, 2016, 08:28:22 PM
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/…/HB/1500-1599/HB1523SG.htm Why am I surprised such a regressive redneck state would have people supporting stupid shit like this.
"Religious freedom bill"
" (a) Marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman;
(b) Sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage; and
(c) Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual's immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at time of birth."
Sounds like this has alot to do with religious freedom, o wait, it doesn't.

The last gasp of a dying throwback population. Bills like these have already been struck down by the supreme court.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Hakurei Reimu on July 04, 2016, 03:00:08 PM
^That is the comfort, at least. It has no teeth.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Munch on July 04, 2016, 04:16:03 PM
Quote from: Hakurei Reimu on July 04, 2016, 03:00:08 PM
^That is the comfort, at least. It has no teeth.

the rabid dog fighting on its last legs.
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: Johan on July 04, 2016, 06:32:06 PM
This right here makes me want to go into politics. Where else can you spend your time spearheading a project that you know will never fly and have those who sign your paycheck praise you?
Title: Re: Why am I surprised
Post by: widdershins on July 05, 2016, 02:22:39 PM
You can expect a couple more years of bills trying to restore the ability of Christians to openly discriminate against groups they don't like.  But times are changing and like it or not, these states WILL change with the times if the court have to drag them kicking and screaming.  Bitch all you want, Christians have officially lost the right to discriminate against people they don't like and it is never coming back.