I've noticed that those who talk of "identity" will often change their tune when they encounter an identity group or demographic (racial or religious, for example) that they don't like. Also, we need to remember that patterns of choice, action, and behavior, are -by definition -open to the making of moral or value judgments. Moral standards are, inherently, discriminatory -differentiating between various choices and actions. People have the right to make such judgments, and religious communities are within their rights to express and uphold such standards publicly.
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I've noticed that those who talk of "identity" will often change their tune when they encounter an identity group or demographic (racial or religious, for example) that they don't like. Also, we need to remember that patterns of choice, action, and behavior, are -by definition -open to the making of moral or value judgments. Moral standards are, inherently, discriminatory -differentiating between various choices and actions. People have the right to make such judgments, and religious communities are within their rights to express and uphold such standards publicly.