Mind Over Mutter: I must be a trial to my right-wing Facebook friends.

I must be a trial to my right-wing Facebook friends.

I can usually restrain myself from correcting grammar and spelling on line, but errors of verifiable fact (who, what, when, where) make me insane. So if you list President Park as the leader of North Korea, I'm probably going to post a one-liner saying she's the President of South Korea. If you confuse Saudis with Iranians, or Samoans with Hawaiians, or say everyone who lives in Asia is Chinese, I'm probably going to say something. I might even post a map. If you say that Donald Trump is the richest man in the world, I might post a link to the Forbes list, Yes, it is annoying. But not half as annoying to you as ridiculous inaccuracy is to me.

I firmly believe your church should stay out of my government and my government should stay out of everyone's place of worship.
I don't care if you worship Allah or Zenu or anyone in between, if it works for you, it works for me.
But if you make a secular commitment to do something and take taxpayer dollars for doing it, then later decide that it conflicts with your religion, just quit. No one should attempt to make you violate your beliefs, but we also shouldn't pay you to not do your job.

I think any two adults otherwise qualified to do so should be able to contract a civil marriage.

But I don't believe any bona fide house of worship should be compelled to perform or host the ceremony if it violates the tenets of their religion.
I think caterers and bakers and videographers who make a big stink about not wanting to service clients whose beliefs are different than theirs are self-serving attention-seekers. We all know that there are better and less antagonistic ways of discouraging clients you prefer not to service. Trust me, once the gay community discovers that you do a lousy job when you don't feel comfortable with the client, no one will be lining up at your door begging you to service their same-sex wedding.
OTOH, folks, all couples have every right to ask their wedding vendors, "Have you ever provided services to a __(Black/ same-sex, Hindu/ Islam / Interfaith/ whatever) ___ event before? Did you have any problem providing your standard services for that event?"

And if they anticipate issues, just say TYVM and leave.
No harm, no foul, no lectures, no lawsuits, no headlines.
Don't feed the trolls.
They WANT you to give them money, and they want the attention for being "heroes and martyrs"
Don't give them the satisfaction.

These rules do NOT apply to non-religious venues, only professional services. Sorry catering halls, restaurants, and hotels. You open your doors to the public, you have to serve the public. Been the law for 50+ years.

I think the only people whose voices should have sway in a doctor's office are those of the doctor and the patient, assuming that patient is an adult and mentally competent.
I think it is not only right, but VITAL for people to have a clear understanding with their next of kin and physician of their thoughts and desires when it comes to issues of end of life and advance directives. It's not morbid, it's practical and kind to the people you love.
One can be pro-choice without being pro-abortion. I know categorically that I could never have chosen an abortion for myself, but I will fight anyone who tries to legislate away my right as an adult citizen to make that decision for myself.

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