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but per Ella I think this could attract spammers.
I wasn't aware there was an issue.
but per Ella I think this could attract spammers.
I wasn't aware there was an issue.
It came up in a separate thread about doing the vertical mambo. Ella explained that we should use euphemisms because writing out the actual words tended to attract spammers to PS.
Thanks JPie. I wondered why we were getting so much "male enhancement" spam.
So the abolition of the "s" word does a lot of damage to normal, English conversation.
On the other hand, I don't want spam. (This is called living in the real world.)
That's not what she wants.
That is why I am neither a Democrat or Republican.
However I will be voting for Biden/Harris. As with all elections I vote the lesser of the evils and there is no question in my mind Biden and Harris are the only choice this election. For better or worse. And it will certainly be better than the past 4 years. I have to believe that.
This is great. We all should make the choice we deem the best.
That's not what she wants. She wants the government to compel persons and businesses to go against their faith.
These libertarian think tanks (reason.com) are so busy you almost have to wonder if they're worried.
An alternative translation is that she doesn't believe employers' religious views should be allowed to be imposed on their employees and that she supports Roe, which, for the moment anyway, is still the law.
It's a founding bedrock of our country of freedom of religion, or freedom from religion. The Puritans were escaping a country where there was one state religion, and others not of that faith were persecuted. I have not yet seen the government preventing people from worshipping, observing their faith, etc, whether they are Christian, Jewish, buddhist, Muslim etc. There are only issues when a person discriminates or restricts other people's behavior in the public sphere based on their beliefs. That's not allowed in this country. For example you are a pharmacist and your beliefs do not allow you to serve everyone coming in with their legal prescriptions, that person is not able to do their job. That would be like a Jehovah's witness being a nurse and refusing to help with blood transfusions. It's impractical/dangerous to keep that person in that line of work.
I have never seen government impinge on religion. Recently Karl pointed out that limiting worship during a pandemic was a form of control. I agree, although I think it is a justified one, like limiting someone from swinging his knife where it will hit someone else.
I have seen religion impinge plenty on what should be civil life, though!
No one is telling you that you can't have an abortion, but by the same token you can't force someone to give you one either if it impinges on their religious tenets. You have a choice to go elsewhere. Why is this soooo hard for people to understand?
I agree that a doctor should not be forced to operate against their religious beliefs. Protections should go both ways. Many states want to push their religious agenda on all with policies that create obstacles to obtaining medical care.
Legislation that would force religious institutions and healthcare providers to perform abortions is just about the most egregious impingement on the 1st Amendment I can imagine.
I'm with you and scouty in agreeing that no physician or nurse should be forced to perform abortions.
However, what legislation forces healthcare providers to perform abortions?
What legislation would force religious institutions to perform abortions?
I'm not that well informed on the matter.
Just as an aside, my mom grew up in Communist China, and she considers abortions a woman's human right, but she wouldn't want a queasy, incompetent or mentally unprepared physician to operate on her. What kind of person would want to force an unprepared/unqualified doctor to perform a procedure that's life-threatening?
Harris creates a problem with her views and continuous attempts to thwart religion wherever she can.
Kamala Harris’ Limited Vision of Religious Liberty
When presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris was running for president, she appeared at CNN's Equality Town Hall, an…reason.com
Attack the messenger of course. Libertarianism is about choice and taking a job is a choice. Government needs to stay out of religion.