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when you hear phrases like "praise the lord" and "god has decided" in reference to this ruling, it really calls into question if there is any real difference between the USA and the middle east

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

when you hear phrases like "praise the lord" and "god has decided" in reference to this ruling, it really calls into question if there is any real difference between the USA and the middle east

There is literally no difference, this is what happens when religion is allowed to be the controlling factor over a country, the worst parts get highlighted and it ****s people over beyond belief, as long as the minority are okay with it, there should always be a clear and concise separation between church and state

[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

when you hear phrases like "praise the lord" and "god has decided" in reference to this ruling, it really calls into question if there is any real difference between the USA and the middle east

The United States was effectively founded on religious fundamentalism; groups of separatist cults escaping the established orthodoxy of Europe to "start anew" (and grow exponentially) in The New World. And it's heavily protected by their religion-like dogmatic worship of "The Constitution" which means that these populations will always be disproportionately represented in power (small god-fearing states have a ridiculously disproportionate voting power).

I doubt it's fixable, it's baked right into the very ingredients of the country, and generation upon generation are raised to ultimately accept "what's constitutional". Roe vs Wade was ALWAYS flawed because it was based on a successful legal argument that the right to abortion was constitutional - a precedent that's always been on a knife-edge - meaning that the whole thing collapses if that one consensus collapses.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The United States was effectively founded on religious fundamentalism; groups of separatist cults escaping the established orthodoxy of Europe to "start anew" (and grow exponentially) in The New World. And it's heavily protected by their religion-like dogmatic worship of "The Constitution" which means that these populations will always be disproportionately represented in power (small god-fearing states have a ridiculously disproportionate voting power).

I doubt it's fixable, it's baked right into the very ingredients of the country, and generation upon generation are raised to ultimately accept "what's constitutional". Roe vs Wade was ALWAYS flawed because it was based on a successful legal argument that the right to abortion was constitutional - a precedent that's always been on a knife-edge - meaning that the whole thing collapses if that one consensus collapses.

That's how this country was governed for a while until it went to **** and they restored a monarch who preferred booze and women, one to thank the monarchy for

[user104658]

Originally Posted by MTVN

That's how this country was governed for a while until it went to **** and they restored a monarch who preferred booze and women, one to thank the monarchy for

True, but they didn’t have the damn Internet making things 10x worse