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Who is Judge Ruth Neely from Pinedale, Wyoming?
American Thinker ^ | August 10, 2016 | Dan Brophy

Posted on 08/10/2016 11:32:07 AM PDT by Kaslin

Actually, you should know and you’d better care.

Let me explain why through an analogy. Let’s say you live in a repressive Middle Eastern country where homosexual beliefs can lead to arrest, and homosexual behavior can result in execution. You have friends or family you know to be homosexual. You are not homosexual yourself. You don’t approve of their inclinations or behavior. But you value them as fellow imperfect human beings whose imperfections are merely different than your own. An acquaintance finds out about your views and asks why you would hold such views or have such scandalous associations. He feels obligated, by law or for fear of discovery, to report you to authorities. These authorities will not tolerate dissent. They move against you. They expose you publicly. You lose your job. Neighbors shun you out of loathing, or if they quietly agree with you, out of fear of being associated with a pariah. Your family receives threats. Your livelihood and reputation are destroyed. Maybe you lose your freedom.

This hypothetical situation in a Muslim country is not so fanciful, is it? We know enough these days about countries where similar persecutions occur daily. Who can forget the television images showing men being thrown off tall buildings, their hands tied behind their backs? Their crimes? Being homosexual. Nobody in these countries who feels for these people dares to speak out. No rights exist in law to hold differing opinions.

We don’t live in a terrible place like this, do we? In our country, any of us may freely express our views on any matter. We may support or oppose homosexuality. We may have, or choose not to have, homosexual friends. We may associate, or not associate, in any way we wish with homosexuals or anyone else.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda

1 posted on 08/10/2016 11:32:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The person or persons in the state agency who are targeting the judge need to be outed and identified. Maybe even treated to a little rough Wyoming cowboy hospitality.


2 posted on 08/10/2016 11:39:39 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: Kaslin

Nothing in the excerpt suggesting why I should care who she is. Either a poorly written story or a poorly chosen excerpt. And since you didn’t comment, it looks like you are just trying to drive hits to a site. Or, as it is known, pimp a blog.


3 posted on 08/10/2016 11:39:55 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Kaslin

Typical progressive intolerance.


4 posted on 08/10/2016 11:41:07 AM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Kaslin

Gay marriage was never about gay marriage. It’s always been about the war on Western values.


5 posted on 08/10/2016 11:44:28 AM PDT by MeganC (JE SUIS CHARLES MARTEL!!!)
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To: Vigilanteman

That might thrill them, unfortunately.


6 posted on 08/10/2016 11:47:45 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: PAR35

+1


7 posted on 08/10/2016 11:57:45 AM PDT by irishMN
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To: MeganC
Gay marriage was never about gay marriage. It’s always been about the war on Western values.

Yes at some point there will be a ruling that Christians may not hold public office.

8 posted on 08/10/2016 12:03:39 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Kaslin
The Constitution of the state of Washington states: SECTION 11 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Absolute freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief and worship, shall be guaranteed to every individual, and no one shall be molested or disturbed in person or property on account of religion; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the state. Art I, section 11. And yet that hasn't stopped the state's AG Bob Ferguson from persecuting 70+ year old grandmother Barronelle Stutzman for refusing, on religious grounds, to provide flowers for a homosexual wedding.

We had a recent primary election here in WA and the Republicans didn't even offer an opposition candidate to Ferguson. He ran against a Libertarian and Ferguson won with 73% of the votes cast.

9 posted on 08/10/2016 12:05:24 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: PAR35

Make that +2.


10 posted on 08/10/2016 12:23:45 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: MeganC

It has ALWAYS been about personal genital gratification.


11 posted on 08/10/2016 12:39:54 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Kaslin

“Let’s not become another Iran. We can live tolerantly with each other. We need not harness the fearsome power of government to bludgeon those who disagree with us on moral and religious matters.”

But the left doesn’t operate that way. Everyone who dares to think or believe than they do must be punished.


12 posted on 08/10/2016 12:51:17 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is always just one or a thousand or a million more murders away from utopia.)
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To: Kaslin
Ruth Neely's story is Orwell's 1984 under a different title.
13 posted on 08/10/2016 1:06:24 PM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: MeganC

“... never about gay marriage. It’s always been about the war on Western values.”

Absolutely correct.


14 posted on 08/10/2016 1:19:05 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("Peace Through Strength")
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To: Kaslin
Let’s say you live in a repressive Middle Eastern country ...

Let's say you live in a politically correct Western country and you want to own a bakery catering to Christians...

15 posted on 08/10/2016 5:01:10 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1; MeganC

“Gay marriage was never about gay marriage. It’s always been about the war on Western values.”

“Yes at some point there will be a ruling that Christians may not hold public office.”

The ABA has just stuck its camel’s nose under that tent for some exploratory sniffing. After all, most higher (not better, not smarter, not wiser, not nobler) politicians these days are lawyers.


16 posted on 08/10/2016 5:07:08 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - JRRT)
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