Oklahoma Amendment: If You Plan To Discriminate Against Gays, You Must Post a sign

Somehow I knew this was going to get all twisted around, and I was right.
The bill was introduced to protect the civil and religious liberties of certain people, such as ministers, etc. in their refusal to perform marriages for same-sex couples. It would also protect certain businesses, such as bakers, from being sued if (for example) they refuse to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

Most of us have no problem with gay people. Let them live their lives as they will. But when they demand that others give up their own religious beliefs to cater to them, that's when others have a big problem with it. Gays aren't the only ones with personal, civil and religious freedoms. So does the rest of the country.

What if the sign say long haired hippie people need not apply?

AV8N said:

What if the sign say long haired hippie people need not apply?

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Just stick your hair up under your hat and go in to ask him why.

Bama Reb said:

Somehow I knew this was going to get all twisted around, and I was right.
The bill was introduced to protect the civil and religious liberties of certain people, such as ministers, etc. in their refusal to perform marriages for same-sex couples. It would also protect certain businesses, such as bakers, from being sued if (for example) they refuse to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

Most of us have no problem with gay people. Let them live their lives as they will. But when they demand that others give up their own religious beliefs to cater to them, that's when others have a big problem with it. Gays aren't the only ones with personal, civil and religious freedoms. So does the rest of the country.

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I don't think they understand that and probably don't want to.


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It seems like we have been here before

2003TIDE said:

It seems like we have been here before

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Imperial Laundry: Keeping Whites and Darks Separate Since 1865

2003TIDE said:

It seems like we have been here before

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Maybe but a racial exception is not the same as one when it comes to religious belief. That can be a tough line to cross or even figure out. I suppose one could argue that people back then thought it was ok to racially discriminate -- which to me is abhorrent to the Gospel. Personally, I think if a gay person comes in to my place of business, I would do the work for him as though he was anyone else. What a gay person does in no way has any effect on my faith. Yeah, I'd make them a cake, make it as good as I could and deliver it to their wedding. Who cares? If someone doesn't want to have to do it, they shouldn't be forced to. More business for me. If gay marriage truly is a sin, there's no way even then I think God would come after me for divine judgement over a decision two other adults made. You should do the work but you shouldn't have the Government's gun put to your head to make you do it if you don't want. Why can't we leave it at that?

Jon said:

state it publicly so the rest of us can avoid your business. Perfect answer

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Except that's not what the "rest of you all" would do. There would be protests to the point that the business would have to shut down, thereby accomplishing the original goal.

theballguy said:

I suppose one could argue that people back then thought it was ok to racially discriminate -- which to me is abhorrent to the Gospel.

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There is no arguing. They not only thought is was right, They used the Bible to justify it.

theballguy said:

You should do the work but you shouldn't have the Government's gun put to your head to make you do it if you don't want. Why can't we leave it at that?

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If we just left things at that, white people would still be eating at the counter and minorities going to the back.

Law will do nothing. The bakery, or whoever, won't say that they won't serve gay people - because honestly they probably would and had served gay people. They just won't make cakes for gay weddings.

2003TIDE said:

It seems like we have been here before

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This is nothing more than an attempt to draw a target. More like this:

jthomas666 said:

Just stick your hair up under your hat and go in to ask him why.

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He said, you look like a fine upstanding young man I think you'll do, so I took of my hat and said imagine that, me working for you.

Sure...they could just post the following sign: "This business is protected by the Religious Freedom Act."

GrayTide said:

He said, you look like a fine upstanding young man I think you'll do, so I took of my hat and said imagine that, me working for you.

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the tesla cover rocked super hard