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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
The problem is that many people who are Christian are politically forcing their religious beliefs on the rest of the country, and that is what is unacceptable.
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This has been happening since Europeans first arrived in this country, so that is nothing new.
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There has never been one statement, fact, or reason to deny two consenting unrelated adults of the same sex/gender a marriage that doesn't come down to religion, and this is the core of the whole problem and why people are mad about the money donated by ChikFilH8 to influence politics and deny human rights while furthering their Christian beliefs. I'm getting tired that Freedom of Religion is an argument for interfering with the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment by depriving people of equal rights. It wasn't okay with Loving v. Virginia 45 years ago, and it isn't okay now either.
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And the counterpoint to this is, if the CEO of CFA had come out with a statement completely opposite to what he actually said and decided to donate money to support gay marriage, then some people would still applaud him and others would still be angry.
Its his company. He feels that he can say what he wants about his company. For those who are not familiar with CFA, they are closed on Sundays for the sole purpose to allow their workers to go to church. So for him to come out with this statement should not be much of a surprise.
Also, what a person sees as 'equal rights' is very subjective. The best we can do is what we are doing now - present the issue and give the people the right to vote on that issue.