http://sutherlandinstitute.org/news/2012/02/21/the-conflict-between-same-sex-marriage-and-religious-liberty/ News and views on Utah public policy Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sutherlandinstitute.org/news/2012/02/21/the-conflict-between-same-sex-marriage-and-religious-liberty/#comment-1558 Bryce Christensen Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.sutherlandinstitute.org/news/?p=2683#comment-1558 Very perceptive analysis.  The legal fiction of same-sex “marriage” not only seriously infringes upon religious liberty, but it also radically impairs the secular freedom to talk about certain topics–such as the dramatically higher rates for syphilis and AIDS among men who have sex with other men or the sharply elevated rate of domestic violence among same-sex couples.  Make no mistake, those pushing same-sex “marriage” want to make such topics forbidden (despite the solid empirical science that should justify their frank public discussion).  Once same-sex “marriage” is the law, anyone bringing up topics such as these will find that the McCarthyists of the Behavioral Left will use that law to drive them out of public life and out of many lines of employment.  So much for freedom; so much for diversity; so much for tolerance.  George Orwell, call your office!

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