Quote:Back to this point hopefully we don't cross a line here. But if you forced Mormons to give equal access to non-Mormons you'd be infringing in a very aspect of their religion. They view there temples as holy and sacred someone unholy entering them would be a big problem.


So then we have the problem who's rights are we protecting and at what cost?


That's why I oppose discrimination laws, we can't legislate away immoral actions that's for free will to change. And before anyone throws around the easy for a white man to say mind you I've faced and dealt with discrimination on my mothers side and it doesn't change my views.

That an easy answer and it differs depending on what side of the aisle you are on. If you are on the left, freedom against discrimination trumps all. If you are on the right, religious freedoms to discriminate trumps all others. 

 

It's very simple and not about race, IMO. You vilify all forms of discrimination and do not allow it to even be an option. If you want to function in our society you should be willing to, at least while conducting business, not discriminate for any reason. Let's be honest, these bills are not about freedom. They are about pandering to a very specific base. A base that does not want to accept the progression of our society, that wants to turn back the time. There are plenty of societal ideals we vilify around the world such as the oppression of free speech and religion and women in the Arab world or the ideals of the communist nations. It strikes me as quite hypocritical to condemn those groups or nations for their beliefs (which are overwhelmingly agreed by Americans to be backwards and oppressive) while at the same time openly supporting the oppression of our fellow Americans.

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