Posted on 05/05/2019 6:13:07 AM PDT by grimalkin
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a powerhouse of civil and religious rights advocacy, has joined other groups in denouncing the Equality Act proposed in the Democratic-majority House as a threat to faith.
“Essentially, the Equality Act gives people of faith an ultimatum: Change your faith-based practices or face government punishment,” wrote ADF’s Sarah Kramer.
WND reported it would amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, federal funding, credit and the jury system.
And it would specifically prevent Christians from relying on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to uphold their religious rights.
Washington watchdog Judicial Watch has warned it would effectively eliminate single-sex “public multi-stall bathrooms, domestic violence or rape crisis shelters, drug rehabilitation centers, jails, juvenile detention facilities, homeless shelters, locker rooms or group showers.”
The Equality Act also was criticized by leaders such as James Dobson of the James Dobson Family Institute.
He warned, “Make no mistake – the so-called Equality Act is nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to finish off religious liberty in America once and for all, which ought to be plainly obvious based upon a cursory reading of the First Amendment.”
Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said during congressional discussion that religious rights protected by the First Amendment never should be used as a defense in a conflict with LGBT rights.
ADF said that while “equality” may “sound nice to some ears, this bill actually poses a devastating and unprecedented threat to religious freedom and the progress that women have made toward true equal treatment in law and culture.”
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Possibly the very best comment of the day, month, year, or all time.
Hopefully, patriots will exercise their voting power to “fight” and win CW-II in the 2020 elections.
Remember in November 2020!
MAGA!
#Armedpeopleoffaith = APOF
ping!
Wonder how they will report a homosexual being thrown from a building in NYC by muzzies?
Will the media try to blame Christians, Jews, conservatives and white people if such were to happen?
Good - I welcome it. About time we settle this once and for all.
Ecclesiastes 3.
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