An absurd incident at a public pool

It's interesting how bigotry and ignorance of the Constitution always seem to go hand in hand. And every time there's a story like this, it seems to be many times stupider than the one before it.

A city-owned swimming pool in Hazard, Kentucky, is under fire after ejecting 2 disabled men. Why did pool officials eject them? Because the men just happen to be (gasp!) gay. (Keep in mind that the men weren't doing anything that would be improper in a public place.)

The men were informed that gays aren't allowed using this public pool - because, according to pool officials, the Bible says so.

Um. Remember when the civics books in 7th grade talked about separation of church and state? This is a public, taxpayer-funded pool I'm talking about here. Even if the Bible did command public swimming pools to eject disabled people for being gay, why is the city interpreting and enforcing a religious text?

As far as I know, the only action the city has taken so far in response to this ridiculous abuse is a vague statement from the mayor about the pool welcoming all. The city hasn't actually apologized - even though the episode reportedly violated the city's own antidiscrimination ordinance.

What's really going on here is cheap elitism. By banning gays, pool officials - who are supposed to work for the people - are imposing their beliefs on everybody else. They act like their views are more valid than yours. Of course, these public servants aren't the only folks who have been guilty of this brand of elitism over the years - for right-wingers in general have been doing this for ages now. In the world of the right wing, it's always their way or the highway. There's only one view that counts: theirs. Anybody who fails to adhere to their right-wing orthodoxy 100% of the time is persona non grata to them.

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/15/985512/-Unbelievable:-Disabled-gay-couple-kicked-out-of-public-swimming-pool-in-KY?via=siderec)