Posted on 11/27/2018 3:11:14 PM PST by lowbridge
After Houston rejected similar measures three years ago, churches in Austin may be forced to hire homosexual and transgender pastors and ministers due to a city ordinance.
Ground zero in the turmoil because of non-discrimination reforms that fail to protect religious and moral objections to sinful lifestyles has shifted to Austin.
The city’s leaders passed an employment discrimination ordinance much like 2015’s “HERO” measure in Houston, prohibiting decisions against hiring based on sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to other reasons.
The ordinance provides no limit to enforcement against churches that decide against hiring of homosexuals and transsexuals on moral and religious grounds.
Not even pastoral and other leadership positions at churches are excluded from possible city oversight and regulatory management in the capital of Texas.
Dozens of Texas churches that are members of the U.S. Pastor Council (USPC) are represented by a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month, following the Houston pattern of possibly a long battle in the courts.
“Every church in Austin that refuses to hire practicing homosexuals as clergy or church employees is violating city law and subject to civil penalties and liability,” the filing, U.S. Pastor Council v. Austin, reads.
“The City of Austin’s failure to exempt church hiring decisions . . . violates the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Constitution and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”
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Obama inspired all the weirdos to crawl out from under their garbage cans. Now they “shout their abortions” and this.
The rainbow WH was a very bad omen. Pun sort intended.
We have a temporary reprieve.
But the sheep and goats are being divided.
Yes, they’re required to hire them, but they can ritually behead them afterwards, and be acquitted on “differing cultural norms” like the rapists in France.
Austin is Satan’s playground. Every church worth its salt should remove itself from this Sodom on the Colorado and build their houses of worship outside the city limits. As Jesus directed His disciples when their preaching was rejected, they should shake the dust off their feet as they leave such places (Matthew 10:14). They should not “cast their pearls before swine.”(Matthew 7:6).
...City Ordinance: Austin Churches Must Hire Homosexual, Transexual Pastors...
Does that mean they must go look for one?
Yes they are. Every day we are left here is another day of God’s grace and His desire that each of us is reconciled to Him by the FINISHED work of Christ.
Nope. Supreme Court case.
I’m reminded of that girl and her father on the abortion protest. I believe it was Austin.
Her hand-made sign was beyond shocking. I don’t want to write it.
And to think I once looked at a job there. I had no idea.
City of Austin will go to Hawaii to get a hearing.
Good thing I wasn't drinking coffee; it would all over my keyboard.
The city of Austin deserves to be sued into oblivion.
No, Austin taxpayers are also Austin voters, who deserve no apologies for ANYTHING.
That's why I mentioned SCOTUS.
This is unacceptable. Period.
Non-compliant congregations will see their church facilities confiscated; turned into abortion and sex-change clinics, and the like.
Every Democrat is a violent totalitarian worm.
Every Democrat is a violent totalitarian worm.
Austin has surpassed Ithaca as the City of Evil.
I don’t know about SCOTUS owing to Robert’s recent behavior. Of course RBG could assume room temperature, and DJT gets another pick soon.
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