I also think that's all it will accomplish. People outside mainstream Christianity have repeatedly tried to use religion to justify both positive and negative acts. They lose. Privilege is for the dominant group only. Doesn't matter if you're right, only if you have power. Muslim cabbies have repeatedly tried to get permission to refuse rides to people who are drunk and/or carrying packages of alcohol, because drinking is against their religion. The answer has always been that cabbies are a public service and must serve everyone equally, so they're only allowed to refuse service if someone is violent or abusive (or broke).
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Freedom and Privilege
I also think that's all it will accomplish. People outside mainstream Christianity have repeatedly tried to use religion to justify both positive and negative acts. They lose. Privilege is for the dominant group only. Doesn't matter if you're right, only if you have power. Muslim cabbies have repeatedly tried to get permission to refuse rides to people who are drunk and/or carrying packages of alcohol, because drinking is against their religion. The answer has always been that cabbies are a public service and must serve everyone equally, so they're only allowed to refuse service if someone is violent or abusive (or broke).
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