Gay Lawmaker in Hawaii Voted Against Gay Marriage Because of Religious Liberty Worries

[Coolidge/Dawes '24]

Article here.

I am not part of any faith-based group. I had come to the decision that SB1 needed to amended. It wasn't protective enough for everybody.

I haven't figured out why I felt so compelled to fight for the religious exemptions, to not erode Constitutional rights. I don't belong to any particular denomination. I don't wear one of those hats. I take religion out of everything. My religion is the mountain, the aina and spiritual. Everybody finds their own religion somewhere. I have the same values as they do, but it's just a little different. When I walked into this session, that rose to the surface. Why me? Why am I trying to protect your religious rights?

I'm still trying to figure it out. I've always followed paths. I don't find the path. The path finds me. This, obviously, is a path I’m supposed to go.

 

[jkr]

LIVE & LET LIVE!

what a noble and novel concept


this is how we ALL win

 

[Christian Liberty]

Article here.

She knows that freedom is important for people other than herself. Why can't she just say that?

 

[belian78]

She knows that freedom is important for people other than herself. Why can't she just say that?

She did, she just used a few more words to do so. Is colorful speech wrong?