Religion
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Exempting some companies from offering insurance that covers birth control should mean a statue of Baphomet at a county courthouse. A nativity scene at a government building means a snaketivity beside it. Distributing Bibles and religious materials at a Florida public school means Satanic coloring books, too.
And thats the thing: Laws that protect practitioners of one religion must protect the practitioners of every other, even Satanism.
If thats what we want to do, fine. But recognize this: Want to ensure that corporations can design health insurance to privilege particular religious beliefs? Or shut lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender families out of the adoption market? Want to insist on prayer in schools?
Then get used to Baphomet.
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2015/07/27/why-satanic-statue-really-isnt-devil/30739597/
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,411 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)'The Light Bringer'.
Satan's the bad guy for showing us we were naked and stupid pets, and that we didn't have to be, and could be more.
Grr, bad double bad evil. Grr.
Like really? That's your bad guy? Your writers suck.
safeinOhio
(32,749 posts)they sure have lots of Gods.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)God! All Powereful! All Knowing! Can't wish satan away to the cornfield for some reason... not explained.
TygrBright
(20,779 posts)But I'm hoping that Kali-Ma can be granted equal time, too.
Heck, I may go ahead and found the institution to explain Her Marvelous Cycle of destruction unto the rest of my species.
And pass out literature, of course.
Especially outside abortion clinics.
To the protestors and the children they bring with them.
Among other places.
waggishly,
Bright
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)And that's when they compare putting up a statue to denying people healthcare.
Other religions take the opportunity to make themselves known, christians take the opportunity to oppress people, then get it put all on the same field so they look lees like the monsters they are.