Justice Scalia: Religious Schools Should Have A Special Right To Anti-Gay Discrimination

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Justice Scalia: Religious Schools Should Have A Special Right To Anti-Gay Discrimination
By Ian Millhiser on Sep 26, 2011 at 3:20 pm
In a speech at the historically Catholic Duquesne University School of Law, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia urged the university not to stray from a religious identity hostile to gay and lesbian students:
“Our educational establishment these days, while so tolerant of and even insistent upon diversity in all other aspects of life seems bent on eliminating diversity of moral judgment — particularly moral judgment based on religious views,” Scalia said.
As examples, he cited attempts to sue a religious university in Washington, D.C., for offering only same-sex dorms and other attempts by a law school association to bar schools that discriminate against homosexuals.
“I hope this place will not yield — as some Catholic institutions have — to this politically correct insistence upon suppression of moral judgment, to this distorted view of what diversity in America means,” Scalia said.
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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/09/26/328334/scalia-law-school-anti-gay/

That man is a danger to the Constitution.

[joeybee12]

1. What a surpise coming from the world's biggest asshole...knr

[RKP5637]

2. They should not serve for life but be replaced much as in political offices. n/t

[Javaman]

20. I averaged out the various terms of all the supreme court judges...

it came to roughly 17 years. Some only served for a few months before croaking, others served epically long terms.

I suggest they serve for 15 year terms.

If they die, they die. If they want to retire earlier, they retire.

We all know pretty much now when a judge is going to call it quits so having them serve a 17 year term neither adds nor removes the mystery.

[RKP5637]

23. Interesting!!! I've never seen it averaged out before. Maybe you should post

this as an OP. I bet a lot of us don't know the average of the terms. Thanks for this!

[Javaman]

32. I posted it in the past as an op, it got a tepid responce.

same goes with my lottery system for congress people. ;) lol

[RKP5637]

33. I really like your lottery system idea!

:toast:

[KamaAina]

28. Then the repukes would have no reason to pick younger people like Roberts.

They do that on purpose, you know, so that they can keep their stranglehold on the Court for decades to come. :grr:

[Randypiper]

3. Special Rights

Where have I heard this before?

[SpiralHawk]

9. "All pigs are equal. But some pigs are more equal. Smirk." - Scalia (R)

[PDJane]

4. That man wants impeaching.

It's long past time.

[Johonny]

5. should they be allowed to keep out people that want capital punishment too?

or only the catholic doctrine things Scalia does believe in :) I think we know the answer.

[Aerows]

6. Thank heavens

There are 8 other people on the Supreme Court.

[still_one]

7. As long as religious schools have tax exemptions they have NO special rights /nt

[rurallib]

11. bingo! and should get no aid or business from local, state or federal governments

including such things as federal grants for research etc. They should be extremely tough on this.

[HappyMe]

8. Asshat.

I agree that they shouldn't be appointed for life.

[WhiteTara]

10. He and his cronies border on treason daily. n/t

[Bandit]

12. So we should be able to discriminate against religious people then as well..

If you are religious you can not rent from me or use my services.....According to Scalia this would be legal...

[RKP5637]

30. Yep, sure looks that way, like he loves discrimination. n/t

[reggie the dog]

13. can public schools then also discriminate against religious students?

or just private gay schools????

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. But, but their choir group will suck.

[madrchsod]

15. as long as the do not receive federal or state funds they ....

can do any dam they want.

[BR_Parkway]

16. I have no problem with religious schools discriminating - as long

as they don't receive any public money. Or participate in the student loan/pell grant programs

[AmBlue]

19. I hear you!!

They should have stopped public money for these hypocrites LONG ago, buT I still have a problem with the discrimination. It's an equal rights issue.

[saras]

22. Or allow their students out into public after graduation. Sorry - citizens have duties.

And if they're incapable of performing them, then they shouldn't be running around free.

[dembotoz]

17. school choice--discrimination coming to a district near you

and funded by you.

[AmBlue]

18. Catholics and Christians don't subscribe to "Do Unto Others..."

WTF gives with these people????

:puke:

[RKP5637]

31. They don't like equality, not do they like freedom of expression or thought, but

rather they love repression, discrimination and domination.

[saras]

21. And gays have a special right to anti-religion discrimination.

Anywhere it's legal to be gay, gays and supporters then have a right to insist on no Catholics. If they aren't willing to abide by the fundamental rules of our society, they can fucking LEAVE, and go live in their own private monasteries. They have no place in America, any more than the Ku Klux Klan does, and for the same reason - they advocate illegal discrimination and violence against protected minorities.

[RKP5637]

24. +1000 +++ n/t

[mmonk]

29. But what about St Francis of Assisi in Raleigh NC?

It's a Catholic Parish that accepts the GLBT population. It's run by the Franciscans.

[eppur_se_muova]

25. I stand on my special rights to anti-Scalia discrimination.

Why hasn't this SOB been impeached? Oh, yeah, we're looking forward, etc. etc.

[closeupready]

26. He is wrong. They should not have 'special rights'.

nt

[mod mom]

27. and where did he find that one in the constitution?

asshole!

[Initech]

34. Impeach his ass, NOW.