[ LETTER ]
Arizona Residents Using Religion as a Front for Bigotry, Hatred
Published: Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 11:42 p.m.
In reference to the Feb. 27 article "Ariz. Governor Vetoes Religious Freedom Bill," I am proud of Gov. Jan Brewer for having vetoed the Republican-backed bill that would have allowed religious institutions to discriminate against people who are gay.
The people who proposed this law claim they should have the religious freedom to stop gays from attending their churches, but this is not a religious fight. The discrimination against gay people is a civil rights fight.
Remember during the fight for civil rights during the 1960s when some people said that having blacks mixed with whites went against God's teachings? The people in Arizona who would pass this law are proposing the same thing.
People who claim that gay rights is against their religious freedom are using their religion as a front for bigotry and hatred, just like it was used against African-Americans during the fight for civil rights in the '60s.
It's time to just stop the nonsense and get on with allowing every person civil rights in this supposedly free country.
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