And now Mississippi has passed Religious Freedom Protection Bill

[windjammer]

I hope this will be struck down by the Supreme Court.

[Mordecai]

I hope this will be struck down by the Supreme Court.

but muh freedumb

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Anything described by its supporters as "common sense" is almost invariably a bad idea.

[Franzl]

Anything described by its supporters as "common sense" is almost invariably a bad idea.

This is surprisingly accurate.

[7,052,770]

None of the legislators speaking in support of it were ever able to name even a single instance of a Mississippi Christian being forced to do something against their religion.


Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

[windjammer]

None of the legislators speaking in support of it were ever able to name even a single instance of a Mississippi Christian being forced to do something against their religion.


Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

WHAT? He's even more disgusting than the legislature/

[Holmes]

Mississippi's business culture isn't as important as Arizona's, so obviously there was no push to veto this.

[Randy Bobandy]

None of the legislators speaking in support of it were ever able to name even a single instance of a Mississippi Christian being forced to do something against their religion.


Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

WHAT? He's even more disgusting than the legislature/

What a great dad.

[RedSLC]

Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

Really?? Wow, this guy is a total piece of sh**t...and I'm not saying that lightly.

[Smash255]

Joke State

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

"The bill will also add "In God We Trust" to the state seal."

I am now truly convinced we are in the death throes of the Christian Right.  A smile forms across my face and a single tear flows down my cheek. 

[7,052,770]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

Actually, one of the Democrats in the legislature specifically asked one of the sponsors from the floor if this would allow Native Americans to use peyote, and the answer is no.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

Actually, one of the Democrats in the legislature specifically asked one of the sponsors from the floor if this would allow Native Americans to use peyote, and the answer is no.

Well, Injuns are just forest *******, you see. 

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

Actually, one of the Democrats in the legislature specifically asked one of the sponsors from the floor if this would allow Native Americans to use peyote, and the answer is no.

A court would disagree, unless the state could prove compelling interest and least restrictive means. The bill itself references Employment Division v. Smith.

[TDAS04]

Joke State

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

Actually, one of the Democrats in the legislature specifically asked one of the sponsors from the floor if this would allow Native Americans to use peyote, and the answer is no.

Well, Injuns are just forest *******, you see.  

"Religious freedom" in Mississippi obviously means only Christian get to do whatever they want.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

And people wonder why the South is so hated....

[DemPGH]

Ahhh, that ever irksome persecution anxiety by the Christian right. They have it so backwards. Everyone else should be scared to death of THEM, not them scared to death of everyone else!

It's also disingenuously close to the "my freedom to dominate the minority" line.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Mississippi's poor, downtrodden supermajority of Christians

[DC Al Fine]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

I swear the left's memory is getting shorter and shorter.

[Indy Texas]

None of the legislators speaking in support of it were ever able to name even a single instance of a Mississippi Christian being forced to do something against their religion.


Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

WHAT? He's even more disgusting than the legislature/

A quick Google search has revealed that the governor's son is one Patrick Bryant. He graduated from Southern Miss and works as an interior designer in Jackson.

The younger Bryant is shown below, on the far right, at something called Seersucker and Sombreros (I don't even want to know). The dark-haired girl second from left is Bryant's daughter Katie.

[7,052,770]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

I swear the left's memory is getting shorter and shorter.

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I guess you just ignored the fact that THIS EXACT EXAMPLE is specifically excluded from protections in this bill, per its authors? I guess all you cared about was getting in your little quip, facts be damned...

[Del Tachi]

This is a state version of the federal law passed in the 1990s that stopped the feds from prosecuting peyote use in the Native American Church.   Of course it couldn't be passed today because gay rights.

I swear the left's memory is getting shorter and shorter.

My thoughts exactly.  Honestly, the law is a bunch of fluff that wouldn't do anything and the left is overreacting.  

None of the legislators speaking in support of it were ever able to name even a single instance of a Mississippi Christian being forced to do something against their religion.


Also, there were rumors that Phil Bryant might veto it, since his son is gay, but no, he signed it proudly.

WHAT? He's even more disgusting than the legislature/

A quick Google search has revealed that the governor's son is one Patrick Bryant. He graduated from Southern Miss and works as an interior designer in Jackson.

The younger Bryant is shown below, on the far right, at something called Seersucker and Sombreros (I don't even want to know). The dark-haired girl second from left is Bryant's daughter Katie.

Men dressing like this or being employed as interior designers (or florists, party/wedding planners, etc.) is not uncommon amongst Mississippi's upper-crust - its either that, trial law/politics (which are the same thing), forestry or entrepreneurship.  

However, it is uncommon for a young man to make an appearance at a social event without a young lady on his arm.  And in this picture one of these young men is missing such a young lady...

[Associate Justice PiT]

Anything described by its supporters as "common sense" is almost invariably a bad idea.

This is surprisingly accurate.

     It shouldn't be that surprising. If they had good justification for their proposals, then they would not fall back on "common sense". Like the call of "that's immoral", it means that they know they don't have a leg to stand on.