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Thanks, Human Rights Campaign
National Review ^ | March 6, 2015 | Maggie Gallagher

Posted on 03/07/2015 2:01:14 PM PST by yongin

The Utah compromise contains way too much legalese for me to comprehensively evaluate it today. But reading the bill, and the response to it from the gay-rights establishment, leads me to say, sincerely and from the bottom of my heart, something I never expected to say: Thanks, Human Rights Campaign.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2016election; election2016; homosexualagenda; utah

1 posted on 03/07/2015 2:01:14 PM PST by yongin
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To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; sickoflibs; Viennacon; BillyBoy

The Mormons have made a compromise with the gay gestapo in Utah. Non-discrimination law for gays in housing and employment. In return, pro-gay employers can’t fire devout Christians who share their faith on their own time. Also, churches and their affiliates are exempt as are businesses with less than 15 employees. That means Brigham Young can still expel gay students. Under the bill, people like the fired black Atlanta fire chief would be protected.

Gays in Utah support the bill. Gay groups outside of Utah are warily of the bill. Reasonable compromise?


2 posted on 03/07/2015 2:08:01 PM PST by yongin (I'd rather be a part of the prophetic minority than the mushy majority.)
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .
3 posted on 03/07/2015 2:11:12 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: yongin
Reasonable compromise?

Don't Ask Don't Tell was a "reasonable compromise" too.

You see how that turned out.

4 posted on 03/07/2015 2:19:34 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: yongin

This is a statement of Bishop, and Stake President, Mitt Romney, a Mormon church leader who has excommunicated people from his religion and the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.

1994-—”We have discussed a number of important issues such as the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which I have agreed to co-sponsor, and if possible broaden to include housing and credit, and the bill to create a federal panel to find ways to reduce gay and lesbian youth suicide, which I also support. One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.”


5 posted on 03/07/2015 2:40:21 PM PST by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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We shouldn’t have to compromise anything in damn Utah.


6 posted on 03/07/2015 3:04:09 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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the problem is big business has bent over to the gay gestapo. in tx, mark mckinnon and mark cuban are forming a pac to stop any religious liberty bill. in georgia, coca-cola vowed to stop religious freedom. mike bowers has ‘repented’ to the gay gestapo and accused the religious freedom bill of enpowering the kkk. to liberals, in blue states, the victors get the spoils. in red states, liberals get protections from the right leaning populace, while what conservatives get is up for debate.


7 posted on 03/07/2015 7:47:22 PM PST by yongin (I'd rather be a part of the prophetic minority than the mushy majority.)
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