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I know you brought it up as a legal construct.
It was just erroneous and wrong as one. Its NOT relevant.
I've never denied that religion is a federally protected class. Polygamists have the right to be married, and marry the person they choose. However, they can't enter into a POLYGAMIST marriage under the law. This is not a bias against a religion, as marriage under the law has nothing to do with religion. This has to do with the structure of the law and the state interest, which there isn't for polygamist marriages.
If one is part of a religion that believes its justified to kill a woman if she is raped they can not go forth and kill a woman and then get away with it because its allowed in their religion...because its not allowed by the LAW. They are not being discriminated against because of their religion, because the law is secular.
Polygamists aren't discriminated against because of their religion, because the law has nothing to do with religion. This is not an analogy to homosexuals, because the law specifically DOES have something to do with the sex of the individual.
The only way religion, and thus religious expression, could be violated is if the religion...which is a private institution...is infringed upon in some form.
Sorry Jerry, you're just showing your ignorance of this subject here.
So you're ok with discriminating against federally protected classes you don't agree with.
..and yes gay 'marriage and polygamy are related per the 14th amendment and every single 'equal rights' argument pro-gm has ever made.
You might want to set aside your arrogance and learn a thing or two before accusing me of being ignorant :2wave:
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