I've learned to give religion a wide birth. I don't have to agree with a person's beliefs in order to respect that person. In fact, some of the people I look up to most in my life happen to believe in god.
All of that being said, this man should be persecuted for his beliefs. It's one thing to hold a personal belief but entirely another thing to force that belief on people via government. If you choose to present your religious beliefs to someone as not only truth, but a truth they must adhere to, you're opening your faith up to judgment. I judge this man's faith to be ludicrous and politically motivated. He's one of the worst kinds of stupid, and he deserves nothing but ridicule.
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