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All people need to discriminate is permission
Paul Lundy
Aug. 24, 2025 6:00 am
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I am weary of people like Kim Davis who feign religious persecution to defend an absurd belief system, for what? So they can discriminate against others.
I once listened to a lecture from a Holocaust survivor, and she said all people need is permission. The law is the only thing keeping some of us from becoming savages. I worry for my LGBTQ friends, and now you-know-who is targeting the homeless. If I know my history, it won't stop there.
If your belief system can't survive without an enemy or a scapegoat, perhaps it's time to choose again.
Paul Lundy
Hiawatha
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