Equality Act – a 'wrecking ball' on religious liberty
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The Equality Act continues to draw strong criticism and warnings from advocates of traditional and biblical values – and voters are being encouraged to get hold of their representatives on Capitol Hill and urge them to vigorously oppose it should it come to a vote.
Dr. James Dobson … Alliance Defending Freedom … Dr. Michael L. Brown … National Religious Broadcasters … American Family Association … Family Research Council – they've all clearly voiced their strong opposition to the legislation introduced on March 13 by Representative David N. Cicilline (D-Rhode Island). Those individuals and groups warn of its chilling effect on religious liberty, describe it as a "coercive sexual orientation and gender identity law," and say it would force public schools to conform to the LGBTQ agenda.
Cicilline, an open homosexual , introduced The Equality Act ( H.R.5 ) with 239 co-sponsors, all but two of them Democrats. "It is past time for the Equality Act to be written into law," the lawmaker said earlier this year. "No American should ever be treated as less than equal in the eyes of the law. I'm looking forward to getting this bill through the House this spring. Senator McConnell should take it up without delay."
AFA Action , a Mississippi-based public advocacy group, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) asking him not to take up the bipartisan legislation should it be approved in the House.
AFA Action's Rob Chambers argues that H.R.5 brings anything but equality.
Chambers"The Equality Act is going to impact every person in the United States of America," Chambers tells OneNewsNow. "Second of all, the Equality Act will serve as a wrecking ball against the religious liberty of all Americans in the country."
Chambers continues: "Say someone believes that marriage is between one man and one woman, for example – or even if someone believes that biology is established at birth and
is not changeable or is immutable. Then those people would be at odds with this law. So, for example if they own a business, they would have to allow men who think they're women into the women's restrooms."
Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) and John Katko (R-New York) also co-sponsor the Equality Act of 2019, and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) has introduced the bill in the U.S. Senate.
AFA Action is encouraging those who oppose The Equality Act to contact their member of Congress. "… Ask your representative where they stand on this particular issue," Chambers urges. "Don't just settle for I'm just looking at this and I'll get back with you ."
After being introduced, the measure was referred to five House committees. The Senate version ( S.788 ) has been referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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"No American should ever be treated as less than equal in the eyes of the law.
You find exception with this statement somehow?
I thought you were a staunch defender of the Constitution, see below for a refresher.
The 14th Amendment says, "Nor shall any state … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
See there is the thing about freedom, you have to allow others the same consideration even though they may not fit into your own little world, otherwise it is just another word.
All pigs are equal butt obviously some pigs think they are more equal...
Animal Farm, one of my early favorites. Oink, Oink:)
So who are the 'religious regressives' in Animal Farm Xx?
SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Symbols
Does your god want some people to be more equal than others?
What special services?
Please enlighten us with an example of a "special service" the oppressive LGBTQ community is demanding? I'm pretty certain it really isn't all that "special" nor does it have anything to do with the Christian religion.
Lol the same services that are provided to every other citizen of the country
I've been searching all versions of the Christian Bible for a couple of years now and I can't find "baking a cake" as a prerequisite for Christianity. It seems, from my various searches online, that the MAJORITY of Christians believe the Messiah would have baked the cake. I would like to think a being said to be the embodiment of LOVE would have baked the cake and blessed the couple and then would have admonished the bigots for being so prissy in the first place. Paul on the other hand was very obsessed with keeping himself holy and pure. Personally I think too many people follow Paul and too little actually follow Jesus.
I could probably do better than that and I hate decorating cakes. They look like an 8-year-olds refrigerator drawing on a cake.
I thought some of them looked amateurish
They're asking for equal treatment. Nothing more. No special services at all.
The damn gop is trying to constitute a New Jim Crow System step by step starting with the LGTBQ community butt they realky want a return to the bad olde daze when ambulances refused to transport people to hospitals that refused to treat them because they were deemed "dirty". That was the excuse given for denying services to black and brown people at everything from restaurants to banks and department stores and schools and jobs and homes to ambulance services and hospitals prior to 1964.
It was normal people died from lack of care back then. Wanna go again?
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What "special services" would those be? Be specific!
Being asked to provide something you normally do anyway is "oppressive?" And some conservatives like to call liberals "snowflakes." Oh irony! Some of these religious types really need to get over themselves!
Who did my post malign if it wasn't the white Protestant conservative Christians who support discrimination based on their conservative interpretation of the Bible?
Do they have the right not to be offended by the historical facts? I hate revisionist history.
Their goal is to filter all secular law through their cherry-picked interpretation of the Bible all while expecting us to ignore the fact that their savior Jesus explicitly told them not to do what they are doing.
When have you ever been repressed?
What about the pigs, goose and sheep that were killed. Were they agnostic?
That was a good one. Classic, Lol
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That's easy: Never!
That about sums it up.
Why don't you move to a theocracy if you feel so persecuted?
Indeed. I suppose some people simply prefer to whine all the time.
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Please provide a link to prove your claim Xx.
Genesis 1:27 ESV / 333 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
Mark 12:31 ESV / 281 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
I have never understood why people think they will be betraying their religion if they submit to "equality".
Doesn't God know you are complying with the law against your choice and against your will?
I would think you would get extra credit with the man upstairs just by making your opinion known.
Jesus told them not to treat others differently than they want to be treated. This is why the religious claim is laughable because even their own bible disagrees with them unless they somehow claim to be a Christian and yet reject the teachings of the person who they claim to be their savior and the son of god.
Luke 6:31.
Proselytizing generally pisses people off.
What do you think this means? If LGBT and us secular progressive Humanists are your enemies, then you are to be kind to them and us.
Bullshit.
That is about loving your enemies and doing good to others whether they accept 'Him' or not because that's what Jesus does.
It's not about your enemies grace, it's about YOURS. Sheesh!
I think it's pretty arrogant to not let others continue to live their lives as they see fit.
Bullshit. We often point out your sins and show you a better way, but you continue with the hate. When Jesus refuses to know you, don't blame us - we tried.
Bigots also believe that the intermarriage of whites and blacks is also a sin. Why do you discount their sincere devout beliefs?
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I am not proselytizing in any way. I posted that statement as proof that there are still some Christians who think that it is sinful for the races to intermarry. Why do you ignore that sin and only focus on LGBT marriage? Its almost as if you have moved past race as a reason to claim a religious objection to minority rights and now only want to focus on citing your conservative religious beliefs to oppose LGBT rights instead?
If the Obergfell decision is wrong because of your conservative religious beliefs then Loving v. Virginia must also be opposed by your religion because legally they are the very same idea that marriage between 2 consenting adults is a constitutional right of all people. You cannot ignore one and oppose the other on religious grounds without being a hypocrite that cherry-picks only what you choose to believe because it supports your currently held opinions.
Even if those beliefs are a violation of secular law and discriminate against others? The Bible says that some people should be stoned to death for their actions. Should that be permitted because it is a religious belief? Should Maurice Bessinger have been permitted to deny equal service to black and interracial customers at his BBQ joint because of his racist religious beliefs, despite the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
How can we have a Constitution with equal rights for all if people only need to claim that their religious rights are an exemption to secular law? Your idea sounds suspiciously close to a Christian counterpart to Islamic Sharia law.
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Religion and Liberty? How does that work? For whom does it work?
Would it not be simpler to simply allow 'the over religious' to just persecute each other?
They already did that back during the Protestant Reformation.
Hence why I don't get overly upset when the Christians and Muslims go at each other, those two groups are the worst.
The Abrahamic religions thrive on fear and violence. It is their only redemption.
And yet believers claim that their god is a loving God. By that same claim Torquemada apparently was Mr. Rogers.
I love how not being able to be a total fucking asshole is a threat to religious liberty. Really just proves everything I have said about religion.
If as the Bible claims that humans were made in his image then his most devout follower's actions would suggest that their god is a combination of Charles Manson, Warren Jeffs, and David Koresh. I certainly wouldn't worship that amoral prick but apparently, some people have no problem doing so.
I don't believe your bible and I am not trying to convert anyone to the Christian faith. I only use the Bible to throw these ideas back in your face that you want to ignore because they don't support your very narrowly defined beliefs.
You want to ignore these inconvenient ideas because they don't support your claims, but I'm not going to allow you to do that. I'll stop doing it as soon as you admit that you pick and choose the passages that you approve of instead of obeying all of the Bible. You claim that Jesus is the son of God and your chosen savior but when it comes time to obey his teachings you want to act like his existence is as questionable as the latest Elvis sighting. The Sermon On The Mount is arguably his most famous teaching but conservative Christians treat those compassionate commands are 20 tons of religious kryptonite.
Maurice Bessinger and slave owners said the same thing when they believed that black and interracial people were inferior and to be ke[pt separate from whites. That bigoted idea is why we have the 1964 Civil Rights act with guarantees of equal service in a public business.
Why do you consistently ignore this bible passage like the plague? Does your bible have an annotated section listing exceptions to this teaching? If you are claiming that religious-based discrimination in secular rights and in public business then you must be able to prove it with an unambiguous passage from the person who you claim to be the son of god and your savior to defend that statement.
Luke 6:31
Actually Xx, you don't.
As has been pointed out to you ad nauseam, there are a plethora of biblical edicts that neither you or the vast majority of Christians argue should be allowed by our society.
I totally agree. This...………….piece...……..is a vacuum.