Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the ruling legalizing marriage equality nationwide marked “perhaps the decisive point” in America’s turn “against religious liberty.”
In his new book So Ordered, Alito focuses on Obergefell v. Hodges. The 5-4 decision was a landmark in civil rights, establishing a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry nationwide. But Alito, who dissented from the 2015 ruling, portrays it as a turning point against religious freedom.
Alito points to disputes involving LGBTQ+ rights as evidence that “support for religious liberty has cratered.” He cites cases involving businesses seeking religious exemptions from requirements governing services for same-sex couples or employee health coverage, including those that refuse to provide wedding services to gay couples or seek to limit health care for employees based on religious beliefs.
If your religion forbids you from providing service for someone because of their sexuality, you and your religion is the problem.
You might be confused about what he’s talking about when he says that people have turned against religious liberties, given no one is telling people that they can’t worship, churches aren’t being burnt down, and many directly religious or religion supporting (unconstitutional) laws are popping up all over the country. But he means the religious liberty to discriminate against Gays and Trans people. Which, first of all, get fucked Alito. Second, what the fuck are you whining about? Those tides are already turning in you bigots’ favor (for now). But thanks for announcing you and your colleagues’ next agenda item, I guess.
I don’t often wish bad things to happen to people. But if this guy crocked tomorrow, I wouldn’t be upset.
Religious liberty. The freedom to oppress and abuse anyone in the name of whatever flavor of sky wizard you worship.
Meanwhile, back in reality, this is actually the fault of the religious.
They’ll publish anything these days. His “book” is just a shitty middle school level essay and by his age he ought to be ashamed to so confidently state such an opinion in those terms. This pathetic sophomore is meant to uphold the constitution, not some religious dogma.
What people will rightly take away from this deplorable example is that supreme court judges are nothing special. They’re not more moral, more intelligent, nor do they hold greater understanding of the constitution than anyone else who actually read the full document. And such a takeaway is called disgrace. His actions and existence damage the reputation of the court.
The only reason I wouldn’t want him to resign in shame (if he can experience shame) is that his successor will be appointed for loyalty to trump and not qualifications, which is definitely a side grade to the current state.
If your religion requires you to hate and condemn and persecute others for their mere existence, for circumstances far from their control, for the who they love, what they look like, and where they came from, you worship evil, and no I will not support your right to harm others because it’s your “Faith.” And for those who think that’s persecution, good. Because bad ideas deserve to be persecuted. You don’t have to hold those beliefs. That’s a choice. If you value hate more than you love your neighbours, then you’ve made a choice. Make better choices.
And stop calling yourself a Christian. I may not believe in any mythology, but there’s nothing more disgusting than watching people twist old myths into an excuse for cruelty, and I don’t care if it’s Christian Extremists, Islamic Extremists, or Heathen Extremists pretending to worship Odin. Cosplaying a zealot is not exercising “Religious liberty”, you’re just a sadist whatever your rationalization is.
God damn, he is such a fucking idiot.
More of an asshole than idiot from what I can tell.
Alito is to busy sucking trumps balls to know what’s happening in the real world. What a fucking cunt.
The ruling gives freedom, you are free to marry whoever you want.
If you and your religion preach to not marry the same sex, then you are free to follow that rule for yourself.
You are however not free to force your religious views on others. Hasn’t he heard about separation of church and state? Go back to law school.
Conservatives are always eager to force their views on others.
It’s their deep love of Sharia Christianity
Also pedophilia
Based on how they’ve acted and what they’ve said, conservatives must really just want to rape children.
They want to rape everyone one way or the other. If not physically, they still do it economically and emotionally.
This comment alone should be disqualifying as it clearly shows Alito’s interpretation of “religious liberty” as the right to impose your religious views on other people, completely nullifying the separation of church and state
That’s the goal. Gorsuch has openly talked about his fucked up interpretation of the first amendment that somehow allows State churches.
Alito doesn’t seem as impassioned about the subject, if only because he doesn’t seem to have a single original thought in his head. Read anything he wrote and compare it to the Fox news talking points that day, and it’s a 100% match.
Your religious head needs to be liberated from your body.
If you make certain words have the opposite meaning it often helps explain their position. Marriage equality took a decisive turn against religious
libertyoppressionYour Supremes are supremely evil, shitty people. Why are so many truly horrid people just able to walk freely among you all? Their lives should be hell.
Religious liberty means that I have the liberty to not give a flying fuck about your stupid religion. Marriage equality has expanded religious liberty.
