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dabateman · #12 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Idealogically Promiscuous

Not to be obtuse but...

When was the last time the US government tortured a gay person for being gay? When was the last time a gay person's rights were limited in comparison to heterosexual rights? I didn't know that ethnic profiling was applied to sexuality.

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On the topic of banning Scientology, in applying the US Constitution to the issue, I believe it is important to look at the intention of the 1st Amendment. Does it really cover a "religion" that was created, by all accurate accounts, as nothing more than a hoax and a money making scheme by a science fiction writer? Can what effectively could be argued as a blatant fraud (criminal activity) hide behind the 1st Amendment to escape its prosecution?

To me it is a chicken or the egg type conundrum. Which should be applied first? Prosecution of a criminal action or elevation to the protected status of "religion"? One certainly negates the other, but how do we determine which is the trump card in this particular hand?

Well when in context with the other posts, torture indicated a systematic attempt to continue an institutionalized second class citizenship. All homosexual rights are limited in comparison to heterosexuals as we do not have the same coupling rights & benefits. Most states lack even a basic parody of these rights. As far as profiling, the newly passed information sharing act indicates that the United States provides and receives information on air passengers including sexual orientation as the information is amassed.