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posted by CoolHand on Monday April 06 2015, @05:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the better-than-sacramental-wine dept.

AlterNet reports

In a classic case of "unintended consequences", the recently signed Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana may have opened the door for the establishment of the First Church of Cannabis in the Hoosier State.

While Governor Mike Pence (R) was holding a signing ceremony for the bill allowing businesses and individuals to deny services to gays on religious grounds or values, paperwork for the First Church of Cannabis Inc. was being filed with the Secretary of State's office, reports RTV6.

Church founder Bill Levin announced on his Facebook page that the church's registration has been approved, writing, "Status: Approved by Secretary of State of Indiana - "Congratulations your registration has been approved!" Now we begin to accomplish our goals of Love, Understanding, and Good Health."

Levin is currently seeking $4.20 donations towards his non-profit church.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 07 2015, @12:48AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 07 2015, @12:48AM (#167273)

    They can, just so long as the deciding factor isn't something outside of everyone's control. Nobody chooses to be black, or female, or homosexual, or disabled, or...

    Or stupid. However man people simply lack the mental faculties to do certain things because the stars didn't align in their favor. I hate to break it to you, but pretty much any high skill task requires some level of natural aptitude to perform effectively.

    Society has decided that everyone should have equal opportunities, which means people aren't allowed to deprive others of opportunities because of characteristics they were born with and can do nothing about.

    That's not what equal opportunity means. The hint is in the word "opportunity", it means you are allowed to compete against others regardless of superficial characteristics, but if any of your traits objectively impact your ability to perform, then those who do it better will and should be favored over you. It's not discrimination if women can't participate in a number of physical sports against men. It's not discrimination when men aren't accepted for female roles in movies. It's not discrimination when people without functional legs can't work as firefighters.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 07 2015, @02:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 07 2015, @02:54PM (#167465)

    it means you are allowed to compete against others regardless of superficial characteristics, but if any of your traits objectively impact your ability to perform

    Being born with a higher amount of melanin is still used as an excuse to remove people's opportunity to compete. These people claim that they think niggers are objectively not human and less capable than humans, physically and mentally. This is the kind of thing I was talking about, not that people who are physically incapable of doing something should be considered on even grounds with people who are physically capable. Its not discrimination when a person in a wheelchair isn't hired for a job that specifically requires walking, climbing ladders, and heavy lifting to high places, but it is discrimination if they won't hire the person in a wheelchair for any job they can do simply because of the wheelchair.