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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser
And saying it should be disallowed is only bigoted if I am specific to one particular religion.
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Something you said in that post bugged me, but I couldn't put a finger on it until this morning.
You say that no religious influence should be in government. Because it isn't specific to one, it isn't bigoted.
Isn't that kind of like saying someone is only bigoted if they don't want to live next to hispanics, but it's OK to live next to Asians? If someone has a problem with all races, they aren't bigoted because it isn't an issue with only one race? If that's the case, then members of the KKK aren't bigoted because they have a problem with all non-whites, not just one specific skin color.
Religious bigotry is religious bigotry. I don't care if someone has Islamic or Mormon or Pagan or whatever influences in their history (or their present). There is no doubt that the religious influence in their lives will affect their decision making. It is part of who they are. The solution is the ballot box, and the courts to rule on the Constitutionality of what is passed based on the (mythical in my mind, but accepted) separation of church and state.