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Cartoonist

(7,564 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:36 PM Jan 2019

Judge rules against elderly lesbians rejected from retirement home

Bev Nance, 68, and Mary Walsh, 72, were denied an apartment in Missouri’s Friendship Village because their marriage is not “understood in the Bible.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/judge-rules-against-elderly-lesbians-rejected-retirement-home-n960211

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Judge says Bible is rule of the land. [View all] Cartoonist Jan 2019 OP

That's not what the judge said. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1

Actions speak louder than words Cartoonist Jan 2019 #2

Where in the judge's opinion does it say that? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #4

Who said this? Cartoonist Jan 2019 #9

The managers of the place the couple wanted to move to said that. Not the judge. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #10

There's nothing in the judge's opinion suggesting anything of the kind. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #8

I thought women were smarter Cartoonist Jan 2019 #11

She wasn't being dumb. She was following the law, which is her obligation. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #13

There are those who aren't so sure that's the only remedy Major Nikon Jan 2019 #14

It would be too much of a leap for a trial judge because it would be contrary to The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #15

I'm not disputing that part Major Nikon Jan 2019 #16

The judge is a "she," not a "he," The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #20

Thanks for the correction!!! RKP5637 Jan 2019 #21

is that some sort of church affiliated religious housing? AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #6

The judge's opinion is at the link. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #7

Gonna have to go with The Velveteen Ocelot on this one uriel1972 Jan 2019 #12

Our Mission struggle4progress Jan 2019 #17

I don't think *I'd* want to live there. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #18

I try to fight some battles I'm sure to win when I want to fight some I won't struggle4progress Jan 2019 #19