The Rule of Law

I don't have a problem with people standing up for what they believe, but there should be some kind of credibility behind what they do.

People need to actually know what they are "standing up for."

For example: Where were all these devout "Christians," who live strictly by the Bible when divorced people were issued marriage licenses? Luke 16:18, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 19:9, and others seem to indicate this is not Biblical behavior. And then there is Matthew 6:5 .(And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.)

Rather than just filming them chanting and carrying signs, I want to see reporters asking them to justify their beliefs according to the above.  What will they say?  Do they really believe everything they say they do, or are they there for less stellar reasons like personal prejudices or a love of acting out in the limelight?

Everyone has a right to their personal opinions, but if they are going to live in a country governed by laws they need to act responsibly.  Protesting in the street is fine, but common sense dictates a vegetarian should not seek a job as a meat cutter.  A deaf person cannot expect to be a telemarketer. If I can't issue marriage licenses to people legally allowed to have them, I should not be the county clerk.  Expecting people to rewrite job descriptions because I don't like them is not reasonable.

Laws keep us from anarchy and believe me most people benefit from that. There are nearly 320 million people in the United States. Imagine each one choosing which laws they feel compelled to ignore.

It is disturbing to see so many people trying to twist personal prejudices into debates on religion, or philosophy, and law.