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rug

(82,333 posts) Wed Dec 30, 2015, 08:06 PM Dec 2015

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Georgia’s fight over ‘religious liberty’ is about to exit the closet

4:21 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015

Six months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declared state prohibitions on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional.

Perhaps elsewhere, the high-court decision may have defused the debate. But not in Georgia, where certain Republican state lawmakers have decided that, come January, they’ll double down.

If you’ll pardon the expression, they intend to bring opposition to gay marriage out of the closet.

The last two sessions of the Legislature have featured harsh fights over “religious liberty” bills that opponents say would sanction discrimination against gays and lesbians.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgias-fight-over-religious-liberty-is-about-to-/nptXw/

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Georgia’s fight over ‘religious liberty’ is about to exit the closet (Original Post) rug Dec 2015 OP

There seems to be a shortage of people to hate. Turbineguy Dec 2015 #1

You'd think that gay marriage and abortion where safeinOhio Dec 2015 #2

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

1. There seems to be a shortage of people to hate.

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Wed Dec 30, 2015, 08:36 PM

Dec 2015

In the republican paradise.

safeinOhio

(32,684 posts)

2. You'd think that gay marriage and abortion where

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:16 PM

Dec 2015

part of the 10 Commandments. They seem to forget those.

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