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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Critics claim that a controversial proposal in San Antonio could be the first step in banning Christian conservatives from holding public office. The city council has proposed an ordinance that disqualifies anyone who has ever “demonstrated a bias against a person based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” The ordinance appears to include people who’ve spoken out about topics like gay marriage.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/08/27/san-antonio-proposal-first-step-banning-christians-holding-office

UPDATE, 2:43 pm: The non-discrimination ordinance passed 8-3 and goes into effect immediately. Although religious right organizations have promised to sue, the lopsided vote brings to a close what became an unexpectedly heated debate over a rather innocuous local measure that’s already on the books in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso and more than 170 other cities nationwide.
http ://www.texasobserver.org/san-antonios-colossal-lgbt-rights-fight/


5 posted on 01/18/2014 9:02:01 PM PST by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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To: Irenic

The ordinance is self-contradicting. It shows bias against those whose racial, religious, or sexual views are contrary to terms of the ordinance. It is , among other things, a religious test for office. Obviously it debars atheists.


9 posted on 01/18/2014 9:47:03 PM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: Irenic

Did they remember to sneak in loopholes for Muslims, or will they just rely on the usual leftist hypocrisy of ignoring anything which doesn’t suit their various and contradictory agendas?


17 posted on 01/18/2014 10:16:20 PM PST by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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