I think separation of church and state is good for both church and state.
Forcing religions to do something against their conscience is a violation of that separation.
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Can you provide a link to this GOP mandate which did not have an exception for religious conscience? If true, I would not defend the GOP on this. I certainly don't remember it passing and being enforced. That would have created an uproar against the GOP for sure. No cherry picking. The only bigotry is the disrespect for religions.
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