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Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN Publisher JENNINE PERKINSON Advertising Director DANIEL WATTENBURGER Managing Editor TIM TRAINOR Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW Minority report These are illogical reactions. The United States has come Straight people can still get married DORQJZD\ZKHQLWFRPHVWR and the Catholic church can still respecting minorities. ,QVRPHUHVSHFWVZHZHUHSUHWW\ UHIXVHWRUHFRJQL]HJD\PDUULDJH &RQIHGHUDWHÀDJVFDQVWLOOZDYHLQ JRRGULJKWRIIWKHEDW7KLVFRXQWU\ ZDVFUHDWHGE\SHRSOHZKRSUDFWLFHG \RXURZQEDFN\DUGRQ\RXUWUXFN RULQ\RXUEXVLQHVV<RXFDQQRWEH PLQRULW\UHOLJLRQVLQSODFHVZKHUH GHQLHGVHUYLFHEHFDXVH\RXDUHD WKH\ZHUHQRWWUHDWHGNLQGO\7KH\ Christian or a Hindu or an American ZURWHDEHDXWLIXOSLHFHRISURVH Indian. 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YOUR VIEWS The religious should not be forced to accept gay marriage LETTERS POLICY The East Oregonian welcomes original letters of 400 words or less on public issues and public policies for publication in the newspaper and on our website. The newspaper reserves the right to withhold letters that address concerns about individual services and products or letters that infringe on the rights of private citizens. Submitted letters must be signed by the author and include the city of residence and a daytime phone number. The phone number will not be published. Unsigned letters will not be published. Send letters to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. Be heard! Comment online on eastoregonian.com The Supreme Court 5-4 decision UHGH¿QLQJPDUULDJHLQDOOVWDWHVZLOOKDYH PDQ\VHULRXVHYHQXQLQWHQGHGFRQVHTXHQFHV IRUWKHUXOHRIODZVHOIJRYHUQDQFHDQG religious freedom. -XVWLFH$QWKRQ\.HQQHG\LQZULWLQJWKH PDMRULW\RSLQLRQVWDWHV³WKRVHZKRDGKHUHWR UHOLJLRXVGRFWULQHVPD\FRQWLQXHWRDGYRFDWH ZLWKWKHXWPRVWFRQYLFWLRQWKDWE\GLYLQH SUHFHSWVVDPHVH[PDUULDJHVKRXOGEH condoned.” He, like many of today’s jurisprudence, is EDVHGRQWKHSUHWHQVLRQWKDWWKHUROHRIMXGJHV LVQRWWRUHVROYHFDVHVDQGFRQWURYHUVLHV LQWKHODZEXWWRDSSO\WKHLURZQUHDVRQHG judgment. 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