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Originally Posted by dr wadd
in the US there is supposed to be a separation of church and state
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Pardon my cynical laughter, especially given the present administration!
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so I would interpret that to mean that laws cannot be passed on the basis of religious beliefs. If that is the case, and assuming that these states have not simply ignored this fundamental tenet, it would imply that these laws exist purely as a result of bigotry.
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IMO that is entirely the case. There are many groups (and not just in America) who simply will not tolerate or accept homosexuality and are distressed that the rest of society is becoming more and more tolerant (or, at least, unconcerned) about it.
These groups realise that they've been unable to keep homosexuality illegal, so all they can do now is to make life as difficult as possible for gays.