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67. Fuck No Bigots!

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Wed Jul 2, 2014, 05:03 PM

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DAY AFTER: Religious Leaders Send Letter To Obama Ask For Exemption From Discriminating Against LGBT [View all] kpete Jul 2014 OP

OMG I thought this was the Onion, or the Rude Pundit... leftstreet Jul 2014 #1

And the people screaming "hair on fire" and "hysteria" yesterday will respond to this how? MohRokTah Jul 2014 #2

Right, the ladies were all aflutter and getting the vapors Ilsa Jul 2014 #29

I was so aflutter I haven't stopped clutching my pearls yet Hekate Jul 2014 #46

Rich, white, heterosexual Christian men can breathe a Ilsa Jul 2014 #48

We need a picture/caricature for them. BootinUp Jul 2014 #69

I'm sure Justice Scalia is thrilled by this news. herding cats Jul 2014 #3

And, from the Department of I Fucking Told You So, kpete Jul 2014 #5

Yep. Totally expected and only the tip of the iceberg. herding cats Jul 2014 #12

True. Companies will want to be able to do anything on religious grounds. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #51

Yep, SCOTUS has now established precedent for all types of inequality, persecution and RKP5637 Jul 2014 #90

waitand see kardonb Jul 2014 #53

All of us. obxhead Jul 2014 #108

Yep - From the Department of anyone could have Fucking Told You so. n/t Aerows Jul 2014 #26

We MUST have term limits for SCOTUS to purge idiots from such power. It is really a stupid RKP5637 Jul 2014 #85

Yep. They chipped away at the "weakest link," Ilsa Jul 2014 #32

+1 LiberalLoner Jul 2014 #95

Yep. I can't believe there are people who didn't see this coming. calimary Jul 2014 #37

Those 5 black-robed Theocrats KNEW this would result. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can any longer be blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #27

It's a shame this suit wasn't brought forth by a Scientology group. herding cats Jul 2014 #49

He should have mindwalker_i Jul 2014 #40

OMG! herding cats Jul 2014 #50

I looked for something like that on The Google mindwalker_i Jul 2014 #62

a VERY SMALL LIMP PENIS, at that. pangaia Jul 2014 #81

His insurance-paid Viagra is given him a happy hard-on. nt valerief Jul 2014 #60

Exactly! It is causing the divisions, hatefulness and inequality Scalia and his ilk love. The RKP5637 Jul 2014 #82

Gosh, I'm so surprised. winter is coming Jul 2014 #4

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Who'd a-thought it? Glorfindel Jul 2014 #6

Of fucking course. Tip of the iceberg. Perhaps the worst SCOTUS decision in decades. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #7

"worst SCOTUS decision in decades"? Nope. See Bush v. Gore. thesquanderer Jul 2014 #41

bush v gore set no legal precedents. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #92

True, but it yielded two Justices who set plenty thesquanderer Jul 2014 #94

It didn't have to, now, did it? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #105

We could just start walking backwards to every event in the universe that preceded Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #107

I think you know what I meant, to wit: Bush was such a DISASTER, beginning with, literally, a WinkyDink Jul 2014 #109

It really is, I am no historian but I would say worst in 100 years. BootinUp Jul 2014 #70

Omg. They didn't waste any time. This makes me sick. octoberlib Jul 2014 #8

Slippery slope. And this comes before the Exec Order has even been detailed. pinto Jul 2014 #9

Faith in action. The Faith Community exists only in the negative, they are against this, against Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #10

And they didn't have to prove their Bible outlaws birth control leftstreet Jul 2014 #14

I'll tell you, blueNW... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #16

That "negative" faith in action has much to do with the decline Dawson Leery Jul 2014 #30

I'm disgusted. Aerows Jul 2014 #96

I wish I knew more about the impeachment process theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #97

Me too. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #100

You knew this was coming, people theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #11

ad nauseam kpete Jul 2014 #13

the wrong kind of Christian. nt el_bryanto Jul 2014 #17

Exactly. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #102

As I said yesterday, the Hobby Lobby case was just the shot across the bow theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #18

That's one of my favorite quotations. It is so true. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #52

Bush's Faith-Based Initiative may have been the shot across the bow - merging of religion & state Miss_Underestimated Jul 2014 #74

Atheists are definitely at the top of their list. tridim Jul 2014 #23

As an atheist, I have always thought rvt1000rr Jul 2014 #44

We've seen where this takes countries, one, then the next and the dominoes all fall ... such great RKP5637 Jul 2014 #88

The Obama administration is unlikely to grant that exemption el_bryanto Jul 2014 #15

The argument is pretty weak for them, though. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #21

Nods - and . . . this group may not sue el_bryanto Jul 2014 #22

THIS. Volaris Jul 2014 #47

Waiting for the scoffers to apologize for pooh-poohing our concern. riqster Jul 2014 #19

I'm pretty sure sock puppets do write on these type of websites. They may even carry water for the blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #31

It's only 4 methods!! And they can still buy them!!! jeff47 Jul 2014 #76

Whatta guy! riqster Jul 2014 #84

the version of ENDA that passed the Senate already has a massive exemption dsc Jul 2014 #20

This crap has been ongoing for a long time theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #24

Swimming in a fiery lake you-know-where, Jerry Falwell is grinning like a Cheshire cat right now Jack Rabbit Jul 2014 #25

I'd show you a picture of my shocked face Aerows Jul 2014 #28

With Hobby Lobby, the U.S. Constitution is trumpable to every far rightwing whim. Somehow, I know blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #33

See what happens when that theocracy camel gets his nuse under the tent? MohRokTah Jul 2014 #36

Fine. Cancel their federal contracts. arcane1 Jul 2014 #34

They can forfeit the government contracts, just like the Hobby Lobby employees are supposed to quit. Justice Jul 2014 #56

Yep. If they don't like the law, take their business elsewhere. arcane1 Jul 2014 #61

Yes, the fact they are federal contractors treestar Jul 2014 #77

I hope PBO tells them they don't have to apply for federal contracts Ilsa Jul 2014 #35

Any order that contains such an exemption would be a waste of time. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #39

They certainly didn't waste any time. stage left Jul 2014 #38

Next, it will be what faith you belong to. LiberalArkie Jul 2014 #42

No colored people allowed, no LGBT, no women rights, only this religion, yep, oh the RKP5637 Jul 2014 #87

K&R NealK Jul 2014 #43

And So It Begins - The Inexorable Slide Toward Theocracy cantbeserious Jul 2014 #45

Theocracy is the Only Sure Way to Keep Away 99%ers with Pitchforks AndyTiedye Jul 2014 #79

Disagree. Tommymac Jul 2014 #106

Well who could've seen that coming?! redqueen Jul 2014 #54

Easy solution, based on Hobby Lobby decision Justice Jul 2014 #55

Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #57

A 28th Amendment would fix all this mess. bl968 Jul 2014 #58

Here comes the tidal wave of totalitarianism. nt valerief Jul 2014 #59

Being that they are federal contractors, I don't want my taxes paying for discrimination. muntrv Jul 2014 #63

That was a sewer level decision, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2014 #64

No one could have predicted... City Lights Jul 2014 #65

Is America becoming the new Hitler Germany? riverbendviewgal Jul 2014 #66

Fuck No Bigots! BootinUp Jul 2014 #67

Yup, they will exploit the hell out of this cancer and spread it until it infects the whole body. TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #68

Why am I not surprised? n/t Duval Jul 2014 #71

Are these organizations taking federal money for contracts? cstanleytech Jul 2014 #72

My religion says Bickle Jul 2014 #73

This is horrendous and perhaps what's needed. Just get it right the hell out there. nolabear Jul 2014 #75

Disgusting TexinD Jul 2014 #78

Religion and its resulting idiocy and corruption = Scourge of humanity Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #80

Religion, the source of so much hatred in mankind, eons of hatred established by religion. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #93

My Gawd. bvf Jul 2014 #83

Yes, this was inevitable. sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #86

Notice that the concept of simply not taking business one objects to does not cross their greedy Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #89

By design etherealtruth Jul 2014 #91

From what I understand ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2014 #98

Regarding your last paragraph--I fear that the SC riversedge Jul 2014 #110

Assholes ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #99

But but but...the SCOTUS apologists on DU are saying we have no right to be mad! Rex Jul 2014 #101

Pandora's box has been opened. L0oniX Jul 2014 #103

Dependency Anewhope32 Jul 2014 #104