It's kind of a sad state of affairs when I can post something about a state law in a religious forum section. But I was thinking about all of the drama around this, which also started to get me thinking how I would be able to move there and use the laws to my advantage by discriminating against anyone not of my religion. Then I realized that there is no way to discriminate in my religion... it's really pretty tolerant and open to anything and anyone. And if you are a "bad" person who commits various criminal acts then the Buddhist philosophy is that you'll eventually (in a few life cycles perhaps) come around so there's still no real mortal sin to be committed.
So then this got me thinking, perhaps the problem with the law isn't the law, but the religion it's supposed to protect. If your religion allows you to be intolerant of others, discriminate against people, condemn others to "hell" or pits of fire in the afterlife, perhaps it's time to rethink your religious philosophies? Perhaps the reason people don't like the law is that it puts their religion in the spotlight and shows how extreme it can be in practice?
So then this got me thinking, perhaps the problem with the law isn't the law, but the religion it's supposed to protect. If your religion allows you to be intolerant of others, discriminate against people, condemn others to "hell" or pits of fire in the afterlife, perhaps it's time to rethink your religious philosophies? Perhaps the reason people don't like the law is that it puts their religion in the spotlight and shows how extreme it can be in practice?
