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lookingfortruth

(263 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:37 PM Jun 2012

How A Radical North Dakota Ballot Initiative Could Allow The Religious Right To Ignore Traffic Light

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/07/496137/how-north-dakotas-religious-freedom-initiative-is-a-license-to-defy-traffic-lights-civil-rights-laws/


A North Dakota ballot intitative appears designed to allow anti-gay groups to openly defy bans on discrimination, and it is written so expansively that it could authorize thousands of North Dakotans to outright ignore everything from traffic lights to medical access laws — all in the name of supposedly protecting religous liberty. Under the proposed state constitutional amendment, which appears on state ballots June 12:

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How A Radical North Dakota Ballot Initiative Could Allow The Religious Right To Ignore Traffic Light (Original Post) lookingfortruth Jun 2012 OP
"I have to smoke weed every day, it's my deeply held religious belief" bluestateguy Jun 2012 #1
Here. God wants you to have this... HopeHoops Jun 2012 #8
Does this cover or specifically exclude Sahria law? Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #2
The red light claim may be a bit of hyperbole. longship Jun 2012 #3
cursed religionists demand we accept everything they do to us in the name of their religion nt msongs Jun 2012 #4
It's against my religion to purchase and maintain weapons for war. Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #5
I'm guessing if passed this is just one of those things that will not end well. Initech Jun 2012 #6
One troll on the response thread at Think Progress. GoneOffShore Jun 2012 #7

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
1. "I have to smoke weed every day, it's my deeply held religious belief"
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:46 PM
Jun 2012

Or what else could the Hare Krishnas, the Pagans, the Wiccans and the Satanists dream up to disobey any law they dislike.

Although I'm sure the intent is to only allow exemptions for button down, crew cut fundamentalist Christians.

longship

(40,416 posts)
3. The red light claim may be a bit of hyperbole.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 04:51 PM
Jun 2012

But it punctuates the extent that Repubs will stretch the "We are being persecuted for our religion" meme.

I don't know if this will fly very far in November. Moderates probably won't buy into this. Nevertheless, we need to keep an eye on this.

Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)
5. It's against my religion to purchase and maintain weapons for war.
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:01 PM
Jun 2012

Please beat our defense hardware into plowshares immediately. Thanks.

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