tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post176760794946076480..comments2024-03-27T17:40:18.022-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Repost - Why I get a nagging feeling about the phrase 'religious liberty'BlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-53928092851687484112016-07-11T17:13:29.556-07:002016-07-11T17:13:29.556-07:00One point which rarely seems to be acknowledged th...One point which rarely seems to be acknowledged these days is that the Jim Crow and anti-miscegenation laws were defended with "religious liberty" arguments as well. Here are some sources for further exploration:<br /><br />"Jesus: Master Segregationist" by Lawrence Neff<br />"God's Garden of Segregation" by H.C. McGowan<br />"Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization" by Theodore Bilbo <br /><br />Legalizing bigotry by pleading God: It was wrong in the past and it is wrong today.Call me Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06976151830706303018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-21607879555975516382016-07-11T13:01:47.227-07:002016-07-11T13:01:47.227-07:00Not to mention the phrase "deeply held religi...Not to mention the phrase "deeply held religious beliefs" or some variation of it. On whose word do we take the truth of that statement. If they break every other rule in the book (bible) but have deeply held belief that LGBT persons are sinners and abominations that alone allows them to refuse services? I have a deeply held conviction that the GOP platform is an abomination. Too bad I don't own a bake shop.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.com