Comments on: New Mexico Appeals Court Rejects Photo Studio’s Anti-Gay Stance http://lezgetreal.com/2012/06/new-mexico-appeals-court-rejects-photo-studios-anti-gay-stance/ an LGBTA view from the Emerald Mountains Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: EHC http://lezgetreal.com/2012/06/new-mexico-appeals-court-rejects-photo-studios-anti-gay-stance/comment-page-1/#comment-262091 EHC Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:23:23 +0000 http://lezgetreal.com/?p=116818#comment-262091 I don’t understand why it’s legal to discriminate against a group (in this case, the KKK) because of their political beliefs, but it’s illegal to discriminate because of religious belief.

However, if this *was* a case involving the KKK, the Klan would have claimed that they *are* a protected group because their beliefs are based on their interpretation of the Bible. Some Klans actually organize as religious bodies.

]]> By: Thomas Aquinas http://lezgetreal.com/2012/06/new-mexico-appeals-court-rejects-photo-studios-anti-gay-stance/comment-page-1/#comment-261848 Thomas Aquinas Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:39:27 +0000 http://lezgetreal.com/?p=116818#comment-261848 Better argument: the law could be used to force a gay photographer to take pictures at a Westboro Baptist Church rally, since Westboro Baptist would be protected under the religion claus of the law.

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