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The end result of all those "religious freedom" laws they're passing. (Original Post) hobbit709 Apr 2016 OP
No, no, you don't understand... malthaussen Apr 2016 #1
As a university professor, I have long been profoundly offended skip fox Apr 2016 #2
And furthermore, you cannot use the restroom without showing me your birth certificate. alfie Apr 2016 #3
That is good right up to the point that... MindPilot Apr 2016 #4
An Athiest would sell you a bible, Athiest's don't care what people believe. yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2016 #5

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)
1. No, no, you don't understand...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:37 AM
Apr 2016

... there is a simple solution to all this. Make Protestant Christianity the official religion of the country, and execute anyone who doesn't follow it. Problem solved!

More seriously, there's no way a major corporation would allow its peons at the checkout counter to make such decisions. They'd be expected to follow the company line on such questions or face dismissal, especially once "right-to-work" becomes a universal law.

-- Mal

skip fox

(19,359 posts)
2. As a university professor, I have long been profoundly offended
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 09:53 AM
Apr 2016

by having to teach children who come from lower-middle class and lower class families, because of my deeply held beliefs, which I term "religious," maintain that no individual shall strive to rise in his or her socio-economic condition. If we don't enforce class-structure rigor, the result will be more and more chaos. We've seen what has already happened last century. The Almighty is already sore displeased and . . .

(satire of course)

alfie

(522 posts)
3. And furthermore, you cannot use the restroom without showing me your birth certificate.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:09 AM
Apr 2016

I live in the bible belt and am, from time to time, had perfect strangers ask me if I am born again. Next time, I am going to say "Yes! I was born a man but was reborn a woman."

 

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)
4. That is good right up to the point that...
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:22 AM
Apr 2016

no religion is lumped in with the rest of the religious nutjobbery.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
5. An Athiest would sell you a bible, Athiest's don't care what people believe.
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:35 AM
Apr 2016

I'm an Atheist and I have the bible on my kindle and read it all the time.

It's a free country (not) and people have the right to believe whatever they want.

I always treat religious people nice because they usually end up becoming an Atheist sooner or later!

But I push back when the religious try to take over the Government!

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