in the tug of war between religious freedom and nondiscrimination rights, the weight seems to be pulling toward the latter.. at least that's the view of 17 religious leaders — including lds church presiding bishop gérald caussé — who addressed their concerns with the u.s. commission on civil rights' recent report in an oct. 7 letter to president barack obama, house speaker paul ryan and utah sen. orrin hatch.. the report, titled "peaceful coexistence: reconciling nondiscrimination principles with civil liberties," comes down squarely on the side of civil liberties for individuals, the letter says, and "stigmatizes tens of millions of religious americans, their communities, and their faith-based institutions, and threatens the religious freedom of all our citizens.
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http://www.sltrib.com/home/4461526-155/mormon-church-others-urge-obama-to.
... comes down squarely on the side of civil liberties for individuals [and] stigmatizes tens of millions of religious Americans, their communities, and their faith-based institutions, and threatens the religious freedom of all our citizens.
Works for me.
seriously, you can't make this shit up.
and these same people will accuse hillary of rigging the election after she wins:.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trump-supporters-repeal-19th-amendment-article-1.2828571.
redvip2000 In fact, why not create an amendment that restricts voting right to folks with an IQ under 90? This way Trump would lock in a victory for sure.
OMG, it would be a landslide.
this book has been recommended to me a few times.
is it worth reading?.
how could i get a copy without paying the massive amount stated on amazon and ebay?
DL2, you have a private message.
final article in www.elperiodico.es.
http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/sociedad/sarah-transexual-los-testigos-han-prohibido-madre-que-viva-conmigo-5454048.
google translate:.
What a positively functional family.
there are many people out there willing to die or kill for what they believe in.
i was one of those in my early twenties.
i was a self righteous pioneer and bethelite willing to die for what i thought was "the truth".
I was one of those.
I was totally devoted to the Watchtower Corp. because I thought it was equivalent to God. I was totally devoted to the brotherhood because I thought it was God's organization.
(That reminds me, I need to call the med center where my employer sends us for on-the-job injuries and change my medical directive to "WILL ACCEPT BLOOD".)
Jehovah's Witnesses can - - - - my - - - because I am sick of their - - - - and will not tolerate their - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - any longer.
Normally I'm not one to use fowl language but those - - - - - - - - - - really - - - - me the - - - - off.
With all due respect, of course.
so that was a "shocker".
i was not able to attend the meeting.
i had a more important one with my other apostate friends in the area.
When I was a Dub...
"And many peoples will certainly go and say: “Come, YOU people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah..."
... meant MANY!
i've always had the impression that they frowned upon it, but never quite knew for sure.....
what a horror.
instead of there being "more fish in the sea" our marriage mates came from the small and crapy witness pond.
anyone got burned by going with mr or mrs you will have to do?
All kinds of unsavory bacteria lurk in stagnant water.
my friends,.
what has become now a yearly tradition for me: getting the videos/photos of the flag in chile for their national holidays.. this is the 2016 version, i believe the clearest example yet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b94j3lmqx_w&feature=youtu.be.
