Oh the horror! Kennedy, in full pearl clutch mode, squeals, "They were hostile to his heartfelt religious beliefs."
If you liked Jim Crow, you'll love this.
Oh the horror! Kennedy, in full pearl clutch mode, squeals, "They were hostile to his heartfelt religious beliefs." bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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I'm not reading 59 pages, can you point to the highlights?
-- Drew |
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First couple of pages give you the gist. RBG's dissent is worth reading in full.
They ruled in favor of the baker (meaning he didn't have to make the wedding cakes) because, their rulings indicate that the ruling bodies didn't respect the baker's religion. That consideration was compromised, however, by the Commission’s treatment of Phillips’ case, which showed elements of a clear and impermissible hostility toward the sincere religious beliefs motivating his objection [to baking the wedding cake]. They must have said something really bad, right? Er, not so much. The commissioner stated: bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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Two things
First, mis-attributing "despicable" to his faith, rather than to the political ideal of "freedom of religion" is transparently mendacious. Second, if your faith requires you to mistreat gays, then it deserves to be compared to slavery and the Holocaust. -- Drew |