If one feels the need to make laws to hurt a specific group of people just to prove that one has morals and faith, one does not have any true morals or faith to prove.
Why is this important?
Stop the discrimination of others by groups that are attempting to use religion to hide behind. Religious beliefs have no place in our businesses that serve the public. Every citizen deserves to live in peace and be treated with respect and equality. Religions are established in order to help, not to hurt. Should religion begin to merge with secular institutions, all religious institutions should be subject to taxation.
What segment of the population will be targeted next for the refusal of services based on religious beliefs? Interracial marriages? Race? The Disabled? How one dresses? Would anyone like to be turned away from a business because they choose to wear shorts, tank tops, a headscarf, open-toed shoes, dreadlocks, tattoos? No. This is discrimination.
Practice religion in peace and do not use religion to hurt others. Take a stand for EVERY citizen, including yourself, and end this emerging trend of using religion to discriminate against others. Sign this petition and let America know that Virginians will not tolerate any law that discriminates against our fellow citizens. We are better than this.
