“Marriage partners, not government, should define the terms and spiritual orientation of their union in accordance with our nation's guarantee of religious freedom.” ShouldGovernmentSpiritualNationsTermReligiousUnionsPartnersGuaranteesOrientationReligious Freedom Author:Michael Badnarik
“When people run a business and open their door to the public, they must serve the public. That doesn't mean they can't say whatever they want to say. It doesn't mean they can't believe whatever they want to believe. Those are protected also. But businesses must serve the public. And that's a principle that we fought for in this country over many, many decades, when some were invoking religious freedom as an excuse to deny people on the basis of their race, on the basis of their religion, on the basis of sex and on the basis now of sexual orientation. Let's not confuse one thing with the other.” PeopleWantBelieveMeanCountryRunningSexReligiousRacePrinciplesDoorsOne ThingBasesExcuseDenyDecadesProtectedOrientationReligious Freedom Author:Chris Christie
“if there ever was a time for sentimentality and traditional merrymaking, one that has transcended religious orientation, Christmas must be that time. The effect seems salutary: even people who ordinarily are as colorful and gay as groundworms, who would dare not consider a flamboyant gesture, hang long strings of brightly colored lights around their houses, trim Christmas trees, and talk to strangers.” PeopleIfsLongLightSeemsHouseReligiousTreeEffectsGayDareStrangerChristmasTraditionalStringsGesturesOrientationColorfulSentimentalityChristmas TreeFlamboyant Book:The Vegetarian Epicure Source: The Vegetarian Epicure