(November 21, 2017 at 4:41 pm)Bow Before Zeus Wrote:(November 21, 2017 at 1:56 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I have to agree with this. It is one thing to give gays the right to get married. It is quite another to force institutions to conduct ceremonies which they do not wish to. For better or worse, people have the right to be bigoted. The important thing is to make sure that the government doesn't have bigoted policies.
Fine, so let's go back to allowing xtians to not marry mixed couples and performing ritual blood sacrifices on the church alter. That will take the ethics we have developed in modern society a few millenia back.
When did we "allow" xtians (aka Christians) to not marry mixed couples? I don't know the laws down under, but the Southern STATES in the US had LAWS forbidding the marriage of mixed race couples. Those laws had to go. If a church wants to refrain from doing something, it's their right to refrain. Mandating compulsory actions borders on fascism. As vile and disgusting as it is, I feel like these institutions ought not be compelled to do things to which they are opposed. I sense a breeze of strong anti-theism coming from you. Have you ever tried cannabis? It works wonders. If people want to be bigots and perform blood sacrifices, let them. Just don't let them anywhere near the legislative body. That's my position.
