Re:

["Kirk Koefod" <kdk@moscow.com>]

That's a lot of what if's.....Bob.
Kirk Koefod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Hoffmann" <escape@alt-escape.com>
To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 6:08 PM
Subject: Re:


> At 11:00 AM 6/22/2002 -0700, Douglas wrote:
> >If a Christian feels morally responsible to her God for what goes on in
> >her apartment upstairs, to force her to compromise her religious
standards
> >(by passing a law making it illegal to take sexual orientation into
> >account as she rents) is calling the cops on her religious beliefs. You
> >are forcing her to conform to your views, and forcing her to abandon her
> >own. Just say so, and you will all feel better.
>
> Ah, but what about when someone's religious believes say that the "races"
> should not intermingle, and a white (or Indian or whatever) woman wants to
> deny a Black or Jew or Chinese a place to rent on that basis?  What if
some
> religion says that people with a particular handicap or illness are an
> abomination?  This issue goes beyond allowing people to discriminate
> against homosexuals because of religious beliefs.  We live in a nation
> where there are various "protected categories."  Deciding if a category is
> protected or not extends beyond looking around to see if said proposed
> category is found objectionable by someone's religion.  Yes, there is
force
> behind our laws.  But ultimately, laws are laws.
>
>
> Bob Hoffmann
> 846 Mabelle St.
> Moscow, ID  83843
>
> Tel: 208 883-0642
>
>