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LINK A New String of State Bills Could Give Religious Organizations Blanket Immunity from Any Wrongdoing

New legislation in states across the country could shield religious organizations from all civil and criminal liability.

Religious exemptions on steroids: That’s the only way to describe legislation being considered this week by lawmakers in Arizona, South Carolina, and Montana. Under the guise of protecting the ability to worship during emergency disasters, these bills could give religious organizations blanket immunity from all civil and criminal liability — as long as they claim to be exercising their faith while engaging in the unlawful conduct.

Granting religious organizations these broad, unprecedented, and frightening exemptions from the law could result in untold harm for states and communities across the board. For example, passing the bills would mean that:

Religious organizations in that state could claim immunity from criminal prosecution and civil liability for the sexual abuse or physical harm of children in connection with religious activities or rituals;
Religious organizations could be shielded from the consequences of violating state nondiscrimination laws that conflict with their religious beliefs;
Religiously motivated hate groups could avoid prosecution for criminal activities associated with exercising their beliefs; and
Patients at religious hospitals could be unable to sue for medically negligent or reckless care that was provided based on the hospital’s religious beliefs.
Religious organizations would even be exempt from more mundane laws. For example, a house of worship that violates fire codes by exceeding capacity limits during religious services could not be fined or otherwise forced to comply with the law.

HippieChick58 9 Mar 17
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1

We have individual rights, we have religious rights, how about societal rights

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"Protecting their ability to worship during emergency disasters." God forbid that you can't worship or cry out for help during a hurricane. As far as the law favoring the religious, it seems that way already. If this continues you can shoot Charlie because you think he is the Devil.

2

Because God Forbid they be held accountable for harming people.

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If this shit keeps up, I'm gonna need a defense fund.
🤬

5

Support the ACLU & FFS!

5

Irrationalism never sleeps.

Never dies either.

3

This is getting beyond stupid and ridiculous.

3

An alternative view is that Satan is now effecting his takeover of the United States of Absurdity.

5

I can smell a lawsuit going before SCOTUS.

4

So America is going to become divided between the theocratic states, and the ones who want to continue with civilization. Happy country. Take care and lock your doors at night my friends.

2

It's a constant battle folks

True that!

4

Don't these politicians have anything better to do with there time?

Apparently not.

3

Gosh, what next.

4

The Republicans need Christians to vote them into power so they cater to Christians.

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