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Originally Posted by fatherphil
i wonder sometimes if a society uses religion to justify persecution of a practice they hate regardless of religious mores.
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"sometimes"?
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the Christians do not have the corner on the "don't let gays marry" market.
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Of course not. There's Islam and Judaism, too.
But seriously. They don't have the market cornered, no. But factor out the religiously-justified opposition and the remaining opposition is trivial. Taking aim at religious opposition is not just a good strategy -- it's the right diagnosis.