'Protecting religious freedoms does not require the discrimination of others.' This was GA Gov. Nathan Deal's reasoning when he vetoed such a Bill passed by the State Legislature, last year.

The radical god-fearing folk advocating religious tests be imposed on Americans in all walks of life usually conflate democracy and freedom at the same time.

Marvin Simkin said it best in a 1992 LA Times op-ed: Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote.

Oh they’re saving the worst of all for the GLBTQ crowd. The regime is packed to the rafters with hate-crazed, antigay, neo-Nutzi psychopaths, and there’s no way they’ll pass up any opportunity to make our lives pure hell. We can expect that EO bomb to drop on Friday at 4:59 pm. Clear your calendars for weekend protests.

Fact: The entire country is not San Francisco, NYC, LA, or Seattle.

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America circa 1965 was Nazi Germany? Do tell. I'm all ears.

This amounts to an endorsement of a religious establishment, or the creation of one. In order to maintain a consistent Departmental policy, will the Federal executive departments then be able to impose a religious test on all employees? Evangelicals and conservative Catholics need only apply? Will they be able to fire current agnostic and atheist Federal workers?

I keep meaning to order a copy of "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America," by Chris Hedges, but I feel like we're watching it unfold before our eyes.

And I used to always say that the religious right's bark was worse than their bite.

I am starting a gay based Christian religion where my deeply held beliefs prevent from serving known heterosexuals.

I disagree with his inferred paradigm (that we liberals of education and ethics are, in fact, the problem - maybe he's just making a point, idunno) in #3 but I get #5's point. He merely meant that widely held beliefs in 1965 are similar to those widely disparaged today. So you calling today's homophobia, racism, etc. a return to Naziism is misplaced because that was how much of mainstream America in the 60s. Current extremism is quite appalling but externalizing our own history is problematic, too - just a wee bit different magnitude, but a problem, nonetheless.

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