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[quote]The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. [b]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness[/b].--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That [b]whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it[/b], and to institute new Government, [b]laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence[/b], indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But [b]when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security[/b].--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.[/quote] The Declaration of Independence Allowing discrimination to carry on is in direct conflict with the ideals this country was founded upon Edit: ITT: people who didn't read what she said and complain because of it
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  • Considering this country is "A Nation Under God", I say your point is pretty invalidated. But know one wants to accept or admit that America was indeed founded by Christians... Discrimination shouldn't happen. But gays getting offended by someone turning them down because of their beliefs isn't discriminating. They're not a race, and turning someone down because of your faith isn't an insult. But then again, it says that "all men are created equal". So if we are all created equal, then clearly gays are out of the norm, because if we were created all equal, we'd either be all gay or all straight.

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  • Eww, unchristian Christians...

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  • Edited by Smarkdow: 3/18/2016 11:45:32 PM
    [quote][b]Considering this country is "A Nation Under God",[/b] I say your point is pretty invalidated. But know one wants to accept or admit that America was indeed founded by Christians...[/quote]"Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in the 1950s in the midst of the Cold War to differentiate the U.S. from the "godless" Soviets. There is nothing in the Constitution that states the country to be one based on Christianity. On the other hand, it goes out it's way to keep religion and government separate (Via the Establishment clause of the First Amendment and the No Religious Test clause). Your point is invalid.

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  • It is not invalidated, because I never said it was a part of the constitution. This country was founded by people who wanted to be free by government rule and to practice their own religion. The King was very specific to just one religion, so it ruled out Christians and other religions as well. Yes, the government is separate from religion, because it was intended for religion to be untouched by governing. But then again, governments forced prayer out of school, and is calling refusal to violate one's beliefs as "discrimination". So I guess that didn't really work out didn't it?

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  • Edited by Smarkdow: 3/19/2016 12:07:18 AM
    [quote]It is not invalidated,[/quote]Yes, it is. [quote]Yes, the government is separate from religion, because [b]it was intended for religion to be untouched by governing[/b].[/b][/quote]And vice versa [quote]But then again, governments forced prayer out of school,[/quote]Public schools, since it violates the Establishment clause of the Constitution. [quote]and is calling refusal to violate one's beliefs as "discrimination".[/quote]Let's take a look at what discrimination is:[quote]the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people[/quote]Therefore, if your beliefs call for you to do exactly this, then you are discriminating. Just calling it what it is. Your point is invalid.

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  • Lol you're so ignorant You do realize, just like the word "gender", has had their definition changed due to political correct people? The definition of discrimination, as well as its legal meaning, was purely about ethnicity. But you're young. One day your brain will grow a little bit bigger.

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  • That's because English is a living language. Words change and develop over time, that's why Latin is used for scientific names, because it's dead. "Gay" used to mean "happy". Now it's synonymous with "homosexual". See how that works? Language and society change over time to better fit the time in which they're in.

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  • Edited by Smarkdow: 3/19/2016 12:29:01 AM
    [quote]Lol you're so ignorant[/quote][quote]But you're young. One day your brain will grow a little bit bigger.[/quote] Since you've resorted to attacking my supposed lack of knowledge and my supposed age, I'm assuming you've no proper rebuttal, then. Good to know, and your points are still invalid.

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  • [quote]You do realize, just like the word "gender", has had their definition changed due to political correct people?[/quote] Please cite this, because I'm calling horseshit on your claim.

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  • America was founded by Deists, not Christians. There's no mention of the Christian God, just a God. As of this, your post completely invalidated.

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  • Not true. Most of Britian's immigrants who consisted of the Mayflower's population were indeed Christians. If you look throughout history, while you can say the God is not specified, it is indeed the Christian God, because of the teachings. If you compare their teachings to Christian beliefs, it was completely and totally centered around Christianity. For example, Witches were burned at the stake. Why? Because they were the enemies of Christianity, since they are closely related to Satanists. While this is extreme, this is one of the many things just like adultry which was severely looked down upon by Christian influence

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  • "America" was not "founded" by the people of the Mayflower. This is too good.

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  • Yes it was. While it wasn't a country of its own, the concept and purpose of it was. They are the ones that colonized it

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  • Yes, many Christians lived in the colonies, but the founding fathers were not all Christians. And according to [b][i][u]The Declaration of freaking Independence[/u][/i][/b] if the government becomes destructive to the wellbeing of it's citizens, the government must be altered or abolished.

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  • All people who showed up to the Philadelphia convention of 1787 were indeed all Christian.

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  • Ok, and that's great, but in no legal document is America tied to the bible. If citizens of the United States are being discriminated against, it is their duty to have those laws fixed or destroyed.

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  • I'm just making a point just calm down plus people are forgetting about true intentions of separation of church and state. Religion is post to stay out of government same goes for government.

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  • I didn't say founding fathers, I said founders. The colonists initially started America. The founding fathers just founded the constitution and the country's liberty

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  • Ok, and that's great, but in no legal document is America tied to the bible. If citizens of the United States are being discriminated against, it is their duty to have those laws fixed or destroyed.

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