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VMA131Marine

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5. Also not allowed to eat pork:

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:13 PM

Jun 2018

Jews,
Seventh Day Adventists
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Clearly Steve King is advocating a religious test for employment that would be illegal under the First Amendment. It's funny that he wants to do this, but is all in favour of religious exemptions for pharmacists who don't want to dispense birth control or people who don't want to serve gay people.

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Steve King singles out Somali Muslims over pork [View all] rurallib Jun 2018 OP

Steve King, you are a racist fool and a piece of shit. Still. (n/t) Moostache Jun 2018 #1

Honey, you're definitely going to hell , but it won't be on account of pork chops. sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #2

Glad Steve feels free to let his racist flag fly out in the open Docreed2003 Jun 2018 #3

I sure hope Kim Reynolds gets some blowback for keeping this asshole rurallib Jun 2018 #4

Also not allowed to eat pork: VMA131Marine Jun 2018 #5

Religion is a protected class for employment in Iowa. Kittycow Jun 2018 #6

seems like a perfectly reasonable statement.... dhill926 Jun 2018 #7

I am confused - King's statement is reasonable? rurallib Jun 2018 #9

sarcasm.... dhill926 Jun 2018 #10

Sorry rurallib Jun 2018 #11

totally understand...been a rough week... dhill926 Jun 2018 #12

I just donated $25 to JD Scholten DBoon Jun 2018 #8

No Muslim workers no Mexican workers no union workers? Blonde Nordic Virgins OK? IADEMO2004 Jun 2018 #13