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Jon Meacham

If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one's identity as gender or skin color - then society can no more deny a gay person access to the secular rights and religious sacraments because of his homosexual

Jon Meacham

Society

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Jon Meacham argues that if being gay is a fundamental and unchangeable part of who someone is, similar to their gender or race, then it is unjust for society to refuse them basic legal rights or participation in religious ceremonies. He emphasizes that sexual orientation should not be a reason for exclusion or discrimination in either secular or religious contexts.

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