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To: NorthMountain
Nonsense.

We don't let Mormons or Muslims practice polygamy in the US, even though it's very much accepted in their belief system; we don't let whack-jobs ritually kill animals or take drugs in the name of their "religion."

Refusing to give priests carte blanche to protect child molesters isn't creeping fascism or socialism. It's the rule of law and -- surprise, surprise -- it ALWAYS has been.

13 posted on 07/08/2014 3:00:31 PM PDT by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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To: FredZarguna
Compelling Roman Catholic priests to violate their vows of confidentiality has NOT always been the law in this country.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

That has been the law of this country since 1791. I suggest that the State must obey the law, and that Americans must insist that it obey the law even with respect to those with whom we disagree.

The alternative, ultimately, is tyranny.

I refer you again to Mussolini, whose ideology parallels yours.

15 posted on 07/08/2014 3:06:13 PM PDT by NorthMountain
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To: FredZarguna
Refusing to give priests carte blanche to protect child molesters

Which is not what is happening in this case anyway -- the confession in question is the confession of the victim, not the perp -- so you're way off base.

18 posted on 07/08/2014 3:35:20 PM PDT by Campion
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To: FredZarguna; MDLION
As FReeper MDLion said on a similar thread (you don't mind me quoting you, do you, MDLion?):

"When told the decision could pave the way for Planned Parenthood and other abortionists having to provide the names of those paying for the abortions of minor girls to see if statutory rape was involved, the Louisiana Supreme Court added an addendum to their decision reading, “Oh .... scratch this decision.”

38 posted on 07/08/2014 5:42:39 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Department of Redundancy Department.)
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To: FredZarguna
"'We' don't let Mormons or Muslims practice polygamy in the US." REALLY? We have one decision by a whack job with a gavel and a federal judicial robe and an id the size of outer space approving polygamy in Utah by overriding that state's laws against polygamy.

Next up: "marrying" eight-year-olds off to adults of the same or opposite sex, twelvesomes, and "marriages" of humans to space aliens, barnyard animals and household pets.

Oh, and by the way, tell the authorities of New york and nearby states that we don't allow the ritual killing of animals which is required for kosher meat by Orthodox rabbis and butchers and observant customers and is NONE of the gummint's beeswax. You will also see that peyote decision reversed at some point in the near future. Like, ummm, legalized marijuana.

48 posted on 07/08/2014 8:06:42 PM PDT by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
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To: FredZarguna

False.


59 posted on 07/08/2014 10:56:33 PM PDT by narses (Matthew 7:6. He appears to have made up his mind let him live with the consequences.)
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