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[Bob Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 08:57 PM 6/22/2002 -0700, Kirk Koefod wrote:
>That's a lot of what if's.....Bob.
>Kirk Koefod

Actually, it's just one.  If your religion demonizes people of another race 
or people with an illness or handicap, can you legally discriminate against 
them when evaluating them as prospective tenants?

150 years ago in this nation, many people defended slavery as having 
biblical precedence.  "Our biblical forefathers had slaves, therefore it is 
morally justified that we hold slaves."  I, for one, am glad that we do not 
consult the Bible (and Koran and Upanishads and Tibetan Book of the Dead 
and....) with every bill that comes up in Congress.  We could 
simultaneously allow and forbid every behavior and thought under the sun.

Bob

>----- 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
> >
> >

Bob Hoffmann
846 Mabelle St.
Moscow, ID  83843

Tel: 208 883-0642