From the Feb. 22 Arizona Republic:
Bill would legalize bigotry
I think I'll just run down to the bigot store and get me some hate.
This week, the Arizona Legislature approved bills that protect individuals and businesses in the exercising of their religious faith. As a Christian exercising my faith in loving all people, I see this as a most shallow effort to legalize bigotry and discrimination.
The cowardly Republicans in the the Legislature are clearly frightened out of their wits at the inevitable tide of a civil society granting rights to all of God's children. This action shows their desperation to hold on to their outdated and wrong thinking.
Jeff Jameson
Scottsdale
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2 comments:
Let me understand something.
If you refuse to patronize a business because the owners have a belief that you don't agree with, that is not discrimination.
You can spend your money as you chose.
However, if an owner of a business refuses to do business with you because you have a belief he doesn't agree with, that IS discrimination?
He doesn't have the same choice as you?
I agree with Anonymous. As Americans we have the right to freedom of association. People of any religious faith or no religious faith have the right to accept or reject the custom of anyone for any reason or no reason. If their choice is unpopular they will lose business. If it is popular, their business will increase. If the rest of the society is indifferent to the issue, it won't matter to anyone but the people involved.
To get down to specifics, gays have the absolute right to take their custom to anyone who appreciates it. They do not have the right to force anyone to accept their custom. People who reject homosexuality for religious reasons or no reasons beyond personal hatred or bigotry have a right to reject their custom.
It may not be nice and it may be hateful, but people have a right to choose according to their own beliefs and bigotry is totally in the eye of the beholder.
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