Religious Based Bigotry in Maryland House Kills Marriage Equality Bill for This Year

Sadly, yesterday saw yet another situation where the religious freedom promised under the U. S. Constitution was flushed down the toilet as religious extremists and bigots - and their spineless political whores - once again genuflected to intolerance and gave special rights to a particular toxic form of Christianity. Given the countless number of deaths religious wars caused by and perpetrated by self-righteous Christians have claimed over the centuries, it's beyond disgusting that the same hate-filled mindset triumphed in Annapolis yesterday. What's even more sad is that among those killing passage were black members of the House who continue to allow themselves to be used as tools of the descendants of white Christianists who supported slavery and then the Jim Crow laws and segregation. At the risk of sounding harsh, why don't these delegates wear a sign around their necks stating "I'm an ignorant idiot"? They certainly need to learn some accurate history as to whom they have climbed in bed with politically. Tony Perkins and other KKK loving Christianists must be laughing their asses off. The Washington Post looks at this story and here are brief highlights:
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The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to effectively kill for this year a bill that would have allowed same-sex marriage in the state. The House approved on voice vote a motion to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee, an acknowledgment by supporters that it did not have sufficient votes to pass on the floor.
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The bill had significant momentum coming out of the Senate but ran into resistance in the Democratic-led House from African-American lawmakers from Prince George's County, who cited religious opposition in their districts, and conservative Democrats in Southern Maryland and the Baltimore suburbs.