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Posted on 05/13/2019 7:58:03 PM PDT by marshmallow
Group stops debate of proposed law on House floor
AUSTIN, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Texas legislature's LGBTQ caucus is taking credit for blocking a religious freedom bill in the state last week.
Also known as the "Save Chick-fil-A Bill," House Bill 3172 would have protected business owners with publicly stated religious opinions from adverse government action.
For example, the CEO of the fast food chain is an acknowledged critic of same-sex marriage as well as a frequent donor to organizations that promote traditional Christian marriage. Because of these strongly held positions, the San Antonio city council refused to issue permits that would have allowed franchise placements in the city's airports.
Representative Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth) introduced HB 3172 this past March. In part, the text of the bill reads: "Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity may not take any adverse action against any person based wholly or partly on the person's membership in, affiliation with, or contribution, donation, or other support provided to a religious organization."
The bill, however, was defeated successfully not on its merits but by a point of procedure claiming the description of the bill was misleading. The fallout is that the bill is dead due to a May 10 deadline for preliminary passage of laws before the May 27 end of the 2019 legislative session (Texas' part-time legislature only meets for five months each year).
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“How long can you tread water?”
Wait, what’s a cubit?
The real faces of hate and bigotry.
And a false sense of self-righteousness.
A freight elevator wouldn’t be able to handle that load!
And those queers look like steers, anyhow! ;)
Someone typed today “Don’t mess with Texas!!”
Well they did and they won.
That’s a shame.
Chick-fil-A does not discriminate, but homosexuals do. They keep trying to attack and shut down this fine business which just keeps growing.
I’m guessing not very many openly gay people eat at Chick-fil-A. That might make the place a more pleasant place at which to dine. Perhaps you really can “pray the gay away.”
Keep attacking Libs. Pretty soon Chick-fil-A will overtake Starbucks as the number two fast food establishment.
Interestingly, the HRC, grudgingly acknowledged that Chick Fil-A has a better than average track record when it comes to fair treatment of their homosexual employees.
Someone needs to make it a point to find people to run against these five evil people and put them OUT OF OFFICE!
These are people who were active in this legislation, and these are their business supporters:
Above is from here:
https://www.equalitytexas.org/about/our-sponsors/
If this was killed by the LBGTBQMOUSE caucus, it must’ve had some help from so-called “Conservatives “.
Now I understand that Texas has a spoon problem.
“Interestingly, the HRC, grudgingly acknowledged that Chick Fil-A has a better than average track record when it comes to fair treatment of their homosexual employees.”
I did not see that. Very surprising.
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