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Dial H For Hero

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9. I believe you are incorrect. While racial discrimination is illegal in housing, employment, etc.,

Reply to Eko (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 02:42 AM

Oct 2021

if one wishes to create a private racist organization which doesn't involve public accommodation, one can. David Duke founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People in 1980, and it was legal for him to do so.

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So Racism is legal if its a religion. [View all] Eko Oct 2021 OP

And then you don't have to get vaxxed dweller Oct 2021 #1

Not really sure what question you are asking. Eko Oct 2021 #2

Religious exemption dweller Oct 2021 #4

The religious exemption would be due to it being a religion Eko Oct 2021 #6

'Racism' itself is neither legal or illegal; elleng Oct 2021 #3

You are technically correct. Eko Oct 2021 #5

I don't believe it's illegal for a church to exclude people of any race. Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #7

And that is my point. Eko Oct 2021 #8

I believe you are incorrect. While racial discrimination is illegal in housing, employment, etc., Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #9

Thats why I said just about everything, Eko Oct 2021 #10

A private racist organization is not tax exempt. But.... Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #13

A religion and other private members only kinds of groups can still be exclusive but until TFG ShazamIam Oct 2021 #12

If their tax exemptions were removed would they become multigraincracker Oct 2021 #11