Quote:I think in a vacuum of society that could work. However, we are well past that. Based on the civil injustices of the past you wont see a return to zero legislation on discrimination for or against. It's a waste of time to argue in favor of striking down all anti-discrimination laws, which is what you are doing. Isn't it more productive to look at what could be done in the current landscape?

 

I still advocate private property and free association. If we're just looking at this legislative piece all it does is provide individuals who operate private institutions and companies (non-public funding) the protection of refusal to participate in events they oppose for religious purposes. This type of legislation was originally used to protect minority religions like Hinduism and Islam. Just because a Christian might use doesn't change the purpose of the legislation nor it's validity.

 

Regardless of where we are, where we have been and where we will go I maintain that we can not attempt to rank natural rights. One persons rights can not infringe on another persons rights, that includes private property, free association and religious freedom as much as it does anything else.

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