Comments on: Calif. gay marriage battle becomes personal http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-gay-marriage-battle-becomes-personal/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:09:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TheRadicalRealist http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-gay-marriage-battle-becomes-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-27518 TheRadicalRealist Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:18:23 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3985#comment-27518 Quasi, unfortunately there is no chance of the government or religious establishments in the US making those kinds of changes anytime soon...the government is controlled by religious interests and the delusional majority of Americans will cry "religious persecution" if churches are held accountable for politicking from the pulpit. The only way to put the religious establishment in its place would be to fundamentally change the American society. Quasi, unfortunately there is no chance of the government or religious establishments in the US making those kinds of changes anytime soon…the government is controlled by religious interests and the delusional majority of Americans will cry “religious persecution” if churches are held accountable for politicking from the pulpit. The only way to put the religious establishment in its place would be to fundamentally change the American society.

]]> By: Quasi http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-gay-marriage-battle-becomes-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-27514 Quasi Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:37:31 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3985#comment-27514 Their desire for an "after-life" absolutely does not trump my right and desire for a decent, kind, loving and bigotry-free "before-death"! Don't you all think that the religious should take a vow like doctors who take the hypocratic oath? ... "In ALL cases, first DO NO HARM to an individual or a family!" Can we please start a grass-roots drive to repeal all tax breaks for all churches that have turned into political action committees? How do we start it? Where do we start it? Their desire for an “after-life” absolutely does not trump my right and desire for a decent, kind, loving and bigotry-free “before-death”!

Don’t you all think that the religious should take a vow like doctors who take the hypocratic oath? … “In ALL cases, first DO NO HARM to an individual or a family!”

Can we please start a grass-roots drive to repeal all tax breaks for all churches that have turned into political action committees? How do we start it? Where do we start it?

]]> By: LOrion http://www.365gay.com/news/calif-gay-marriage-battle-becomes-personal/comment-page-1/#comment-27511 LOrion Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:19:53 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3985#comment-27511 This should have been the focus of the entire horrible campaign.I wrote in over and over and over JUST TELL THE STORIES! Don't try and fight them on their lies. We'll see if it isn't too late...tomorrow. This should have been the focus of the entire horrible campaign.I wrote in over and over and over JUST TELL THE STORIES! Don’t try and fight them on their lies. We’ll see if it isn’t too late…tomorrow.

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