Thought That Counts

James — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:25:59 +0000

A law banning gay marriage is not meant to make more people Christian, and the belief is not even held uniquely by a single religion. It is, however, a belief about personal behavior that is held for religious reasons and is being imposed on others. Does it not forward the religion to force other people to live by its teachings? Wouldn’t that interpretation also outlaw laws against murder, though, if most of their supporters cited religious teachings as part of their argument for the law? There are other ways of testing constitutionality, such as looking for an appearance of government endorsement of the religion. Most of these fall to the same type of problem, though. Does endorsing the idea that gay relationships are immoral count as endorsing a religious belief?

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Bush Joins Church & State

James — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:52:48 +0000

Health care providers who depend on federal aid to operate may soon be required to certify that they will not discriminate against doctors, nurses, or any other employees who object to administering birth control and abortion services. In turn, the proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services would allow any federal grant recipient to obstruct a woman’s access to contraception. The New York Times also reports “the new requirement is needed to ensure that federal money does not support morally coercive or discriminatory practices or policies in violation of federal law.” Get More at aol.news.com.

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