(Some people are triggered again. Personal insults flying in response to a post which only voiced an opinion and asked some questions. As always.)
This “task force” smacks of certain Christian groups trying to portray themselves as victims when they’re not. I suspect it’s a bone being thrown to Pence (who signed Indiana’s controversial RFRA ) for loyalty.
Technically my Jehovah’s Witness example wasn’t straw man, it was slippery slope. And my other question about creating a “church” in order to establish certain rights was valid - the cabnabis Church I cited was an example of that.
We already have laws against burning down a mosque (“arson”) and against discriminatory real estate practices. OTOH, if a privately run business doesn’t want to run religious content in their publication, they shouldn’t be forced to. That infringes on the rights of the business, not the would be advertiser.
Secular laws protecting consumers and employees from discrimination take precedence. That includes women, minorities (including minority religions and non-religious persons) and LGBT. We have laws about insurance coverage for employees in companies over a certain size. The way insurance works, everyone’s premiums go to pay for some things they’ll probably never use or need. It’s what makes the system work.
Now if we implement Medicaid for all, then problem solved. Just sayin...
BTW, the Christian religion I was raised in would never be blocked from providing adoptions or foster care because they don’t discriminate against people.
