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> There's a huge difference between holding general religious beliefs and contributing financially... So, you can believe whatever you want, as long as you don
by notdonspaulding 13y ago
> There's a huge difference between holding general religious beliefs and contributing financially...
So, you can believe whatever you want, as long as you don't act on your beliefs?
> ... to a political movement specifically pursuing institutional discrimination of a large class of Americans.
Prop 8 was proposed by the voters of California, it would not have had direct ramifications on the rest of the US.
> ... blatantly unconstitutional...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-gay-marriage.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/us/politics/supreme-court-...
The last big ruling by the SCOTUS on gay marriage came down to a 5-4 vote. The supreme court justices are not amateurs at enforcing the US Constitution. That it was 5-4 is a good sign that the issue is hard to argue one way or the other from the constitution.
EDIT: typo