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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 3:47PM #1
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(08-18) 12:53 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- California doctors who have religious objections to gays and lesbians must nevertheless treat them the same as any other patient or find a colleague in the office who will do so, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/18/BA2212D6H4.DTL&tsp=1

The Religious Right must be seething at the cuticles at this bit of news. HeHe

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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 3:51PM #2
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"The ruling, based on a state law prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers because of their sexual orientation, comes three months after the court struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage."

"This isn't just a win for me personally and for other lesbian women," said the plaintiff, Guadalupe Benitez. "Anyone could be the next target if doctors are allowed to pick and choose their patients based on religious views about other groups of people."


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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 10:36PM #3
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At least the California Supreme Court still understands the concept of equal rights. I guess because Bush didn't get to appoint any of the Justices.
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 10:42PM #4
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I have a problem with the idea that this was even an issue.   People are people, and when they are sick they should be treated, well, as people!  :rolleyes:
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 11:01PM #5
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One more for the good guys! It's a damned shame the issue ever had to go to court. I am very happy for the outcome.
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 19, 2008 - 11:16PM #6
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Pat Robertson is just shocked at this.  He said: "Since when is giving fertilization to a lesbian woman medical treatment?   This is just another example of radical judicial activism."
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Christian LIES wed Christian HATE......Begot a child....it’s named Prop 8! 

Supreme Court let it stand.....which means we can vote away the rights of others in our land.

Sad as that may be...it hurts all of us.....not just me.
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2008 - 10:36PM #7
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[QUOTE=Philosopher Plebian;703650]Well, what Pat Robertson says doesn't matter, because nobody (above a certain IQ level) cares about what he says.[/QUOTE]I've always considered this foolish thinking.

Successful deceivers aren't successful because they're dumb.  They're successful because they're smart, and the Religious Right have an awful large amount of smart people in their leadership.

People listen to Pat Robertson not because they're dumb.  They listen because most people are emotional thinkers, not rational ones.  And the Religious Right are very good at fanning the flames of fear and hatred.  Once you get someone reacting from their gut, rather than their brains, you can get them to jump in the direction you want them to.
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 21, 2008 - 11:17AM #8
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DGMelby wrote:

They listen because most people are emotional thinkers, not rational ones. And the Religious Right are very good at fanning the flames of fear and hatred. Once you get someone reacting from their gut, rather than their brains, you can get them to jump in the direction you want them to.



Yes! It reminds me of how the much of the German public were willing to follow Hitler because they had been so brainwashed all their lives to follow their leaders. They used so-called scripture in those days to back-up their hatred of Jews and homosexuals, just as the RR today does the same.

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5 years ago  ::  Aug 21, 2008 - 12:02PM #9
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I don't think Pat Robertson is stupid. Evil, sure. But not stupid.
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5 years ago  ::  Aug 21, 2008 - 11:17AM #10
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DGMelby wrote:

They listen because most people are emotional thinkers, not rational ones. And the Religious Right are very good at fanning the flames of fear and hatred. Once you get someone reacting from their gut, rather than their brains, you can get them to jump in the direction you want them to.



Yes! It reminds me of how the much of the German public were willing to follow Hitler because they had been so brainwashed all their lives to follow their leaders. They used so-called scripture in those days to back-up their hatred of Jews and homosexuals, just as the RR today does the same.

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