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Originally Posted by mdrpooh  I live just outside of that particular parish. I have been shocked recently by the amount of racism I have personally experienced. Even though I was raised in the south, II thought this was over with. It makes me so sad, and I worry about the children who are brought up around this type of hatred and ignorance. I'm not going to get into details, but as a teacher, I am doing whatever I can to make a difference--it's difficult with some of the closed-mind, bigoted, and unaccepting parents that are in the area. I saw a great quote this morning that I added to my overview... “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” Some people have a long ways to go. |
Racism swings both ways...
While I don't condone what this man did, and in fact as a judge he is suppose to impartial and fair, here's my take on it:
If this were a situation where a MD refused to perform an abortion based on his/her personal beliefs it wouldn't have made the news. If this were a situation where a pharmacist refused to dispense either birth control pills or the morning after pill--would we hear about it?
In all the cases, I would suggest that the MD, the pharmacist and this particular judge look at other employment. Either you can set aside your personal feelings/opinions and provide the service that you are obligated to, or you can't.
As a minister, my mother and my father have been called upon to perform weddings that they didn't feel comfortable doing because they didn't think that couple were ready or should be married---however, I never knew my dad or mom to refuse. So, if my parents could set aside their personal feelings, then this judge should have been able to as well...