Religion is genetic?

Southern Baptists argue that discrimination protection should be granted only on the basis of "immutable characteristics." Oh, and they think that sexual orientation is not an immutable characteristic--but religion is.

“It is clear that imposing this ordinance could lead to disastrous moral and ethical conflicts including trampling on the conscience protections of many residents of the Metro area,” wrote Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission; Randy Davis, executive director and treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Convention; and Robert B. Sumrall Jr., executive director of the Nashville Baptist Association. The proposal “would elevate sexual orientation and gender identity to the same level as such immutable characteristics as race, ethnicity and religion, creating a preferential status not enjoyed by other groups,” Land, Davis, and Sumrall wrote.

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