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Old 03-21-2013, 03:36 PM   #1
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I say let 'em get married but they're not allowed to throw rice. That preserves the sanctity of traditional marriage.
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Old 04-03-2013, 01:32 PM   #2
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This is the nature of today's elected Republicans .

US News & World Report
By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News
4/3/13
First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion
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Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a bill declaring
that the state has the power to establish an official religion
— a direct challenge to the First Amendment.
<snip>
The bill[*] was introduced Monday by two Republican representatives
from Rowan County, north of Charlotte, and sponsored by seven other Republicans.
The party controls both chambers of the North Carolina Legislature.
<snip>
[*] The article has a link to the Bill
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Old 04-03-2013, 07:07 PM   #3
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This is the nature of today's elected Republicans .

US News & World Report
By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News
4/3/13
First Amendment doesn't apply here: N.C. lawmakers push bill for state religion
[*] The article has a link to the Bill
I honestly thought this was an April Fools joke. Well, there are fools involved.....

These are the same people who rail against attempts to implement Sharia law in the US. What do they think they are setting the stage for....?
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