+100000 religion has ZERO place in government |
I take it you've never lived in country where abortion is outlawed completely, have you? You don't need to be forcibly impregnating women to have a horror story about women's lives. |
A number of the original states had established churches in their constitution at the time of the founding which enforced religious taxes on their populations which continued until the 1830's. Laws prohibiting certain religious groups from holding office continued through the first half of the 19th century. The 1st amendment establishment clause was there because of those established churches, which were an outgrowth of several colonies originally being religous colonies. Setting one particular church up as the national established church would have caused considerable problems in the late 18th century. I'm amazed that people don't remember this from history class. You can certainly make an argument that the national government was not a Christian government, but the fact is that several of the States were religious governments. You would have to note, that the social and cultural norms of the United States have been and still are Christian. |
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Pence says that criticism of his wife's decision to teach a school with an anti-LGBTQ policy is "deeply offensive" to him and his wife.
All the while ignoring the fact that the school's policy and his wife's association with the school are "deeply offensive" to millions of Americans. He's a hypocrite. He needs to have the courage of his convictions and acknowledge his anti-gay stance up front. Just come out and say what he believes: "I think gays are sinners and have no place in America." |
state government <> federal government religion has ZERO place in government |
*the private Christian school that holds these same beliefs. |
| Who cares, she is such a non-entity. |
+1. How is this school policy even legal? It would be like a school banning people of a certain race. |
It's not very Christian to demonize poor people trying to come here for a better life. Nor was it very Christian to enslave people and then make them third class citizens for a hundred years. You'll have to call those "norms" something else besides Christian. I'm amazed you don't remember these things from history class. |
Sure thing! Pence: "I hold the same anti-gay beliefs as the private Christian school my wife teaches at. I think gays are sinners and have no place in America." He should have the courage of his own convictions to come out and say it loud and proud. |
+1 You want to take away women’s autonomy over their bodies. |
I don't GAF about what you think. Marriage is between a man and a woman. |
I abhor slavery, but you need to look at the historical context. Why do you consider slavery to be incompatible with Christianity? Clearly if you remembered your history classes, you would know the exact biblical passages that southerners used to defend the institution. You might also remember that not once does Jesus denounce the institution, namely because he wasn't concerned with making this world better, but saving people for the next. The new and old testiment aren't anti-slavery. In fact, slaves are told to obey their masters as they would Christ. Slaves were considered to be free "spiritually", but not free under the law. You also need to read the biblical passages on nations, it's not quite what you think it is. Unlike many "Christians" who believe in "Hippie Jesus", I've actually read the bible. It's rather strange that many supposed christians haven't. |
I don't care what your ''law'' says. In some countries the law says it's OK to eat people. |
No, it’s not, you amoral POS. |