Not quite...
The bill as law will not harm religious freedom; it will merely make it a watershed between true believers and lukewarm wannabes.
Posted on 02/10/2020 4:08:05 PM PST by daniel1212
[The "Equality Act "reads (in part)]
(1) Discrimination can occur on the basis of the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity...
(2) discrimination against a married same-sex couple could be based on the sex stereotype that marriage should only be between heterosexual couples, the sexual orientation of the two individuals in the couple, or both....
(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (referred to as “LGBTQ”) people commonly experience discrimination in securing access to public accommodations...providers including adoption and foster care providers...Forms of discrimination include...unequal or unfair treatment...
(7) The discredited practice known as “conversion therapy” is a form of discrimination that harms LGBTQ people by undermining individuals sense of self worth, increasing suicide ideation and substance abuse, exacerbating family conflict, and contributing to second class status.
(8) Both LGBTQ people and women face widespread discrimination in employment and various services, including by entities that receive Federal financial assistance.
(9) Federal courts have widely recognized that, in enacting the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress validly invoked its powers under the Fourteenth Amendment to provide a full range of remedies in response to persistent, widespread, and pervasive discrimination by both private and government actors.
(11) An explicit and comprehensive national solution is needed to address such discrimination, which has sometimes resulted in violence or death, including the full range of remedies available under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(14) LGBTQ people often face discrimination..LGBTQ people in same-sex relationships are often discriminated against...transgender people often encounter discrimination.,.
(15) transgender people have half the homeownership rate of non-transgender people and about 1 in 5 transgender people experience homelessness.
(16) LGBTQ people can experience being denied a mortgage, credit card, student loan, or many other types of credit simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
(17) Numerous studies demonstrate that LGBTQ people, especially transgender people and women, are economically disadvantaged and at a higher risk for poverty compared with other groups of people.
(18) attorneys discriminating against LGBTQ individuals, or those perceived to be LGBTQ, in jury selection.
(19) Although same-sex couples are 7 times more likely to foster or adopt than their different-sex counterparts, many child placing agencies refuse to serve same-sex couples and LGBTQ individuals.
(20) LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the foster care system by at least a factor of two and report twice the rate of poor treatment while in care compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts. LGBTQ youth in foster care have a higher average number of placements, higher likelihood of living in a group home, and higher rates of hospitalization for emotional reasons and juvenile justice involvement than their non-LGBTQ peers...
SEC. 3. Public accommodations. (a) Prohibition on discrimination or segregation in public accommodations.—Section 201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a) is amended—... (4) any establishment that provides a good, service, or program...
SEC. 208. Rule of construction. (2) shall not be construed to be limited to a physical facility or place.”.
SEC. 701A. Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2) is amended— (1) in the section header, by striking “sex,” and inserting “sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity) ["sex is likewise expanded to sexual orientation and gender identity in all other sections where the code had simply sai "sex"]. (3) in a situation in which sex is a bona fide occupational qualification, individuals are recognized as qualified in accordance with their gender identity.”
SEC. 1101. Definitions and Rules. (2) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.
“(2) (with respect to gender identity) an individual shall not be denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity."
SEC. 1107. Claims. “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.) shall not provide a claim concerning, or a defense to a claim under, a covered title, or provide a basis for challenging the application or enforcement of a covered title.”.
SEC. 12. Juries. (a) In general.—Chapter 121 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—... "(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), economic status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual.”
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2019. ____________ Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (Introduced 3/13/2019) Committees: House - Judiciary; Education and Labor; Financial Services; Oversight and Reform; House Administration | Senate - Judiciary Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-56 Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2019. Latest Action: Senate - 05/20/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Roll Call Votes: There have been 2 roll call votes
It goes deeper than mental illness. There is a very foundational moral component to homosexuality. If you doubt this, look at all they advocate for.
*I’ll believe the “crowd sourced” Wikipedia as readily as I’ll believe the liars at Snopes. What a pathetic defense.
Yep, like I didn’t see that coming. So feed your head with what comforts you, never mind the hurricane.
Ditto. (As if you’re even aware of the irony.)
I don’t know you from Adam. I mentioned Zinn because of his distorted and bizarre notions of history and “Conservatism”, which seems to jibe with your similarly strange conclusions. What points are you exactly trying to score here, what’s your end game, what do you hope to accomplish ?
He’s not concern-trolling, he’s just trolling. Sleeper troll, perhaps?
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
>>I don’t know you from Adam. I mentioned Zinn because of his distorted and bizarre notions of history and “Conservatism”, which seems to jibe with your similarly strange conclusions. What points are you exactly trying to score here, what’s your end game, what do you hope to accomplish ?
Basic premise - Conservatism is in a defensive posture, agreed? We have somehow lost control of the major news feeds, agreed? We have lost control of academia, and the organs of culture, eh?. I mean, this ain’t rocket science. Until, Trump, we were getting hammered. WHY? It’s that ding dong simple. If it were not for Fox, Rush and the commuter radio medium, we’d be toast. You know this. WHY? What did we do wrong? Because we sure as hell did something wrong to be in this state of affairs. 4 more years of Trump and then what, back to hiding behind some imaginary shield wall as transgendered hit squads bash in the front door at 3AM.
I see a lot of thinking that is just as knee jerk and hide bound as leftist thought processes. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of Freepers who have any insight into the social dynamics brought about by mass lateral peer to peer communication media. I see wall to wall 19th century thinking in the 21st century here. Technology is pulling the rug out from underneath this sort of thinking.
Problem is, the more dire the situation the harder the white knuckle grip on old school thinking based upon feudalist scarcity dog eat dog social Darwinism. If you don’t know the term “Social Darwinism”, Google it.
Conservatives are slowly beginning to understand that the neocon fascist Rockefeller “never Trump” faction of the GOP is precisely the faction that the John Birch Society warned us about. Do some reading. Start with Carrol Quigley’s “Tragedy and Hope”.
But you and most others just zero in on the trigger words in my posts and blindly look past the references I make. There’s enough reference material in this thread to turn you into an awake human. Take it or leave it. I’m not going to spoon feed you. You either have curiosity about how conservatism got knocked silly since the 1960’s Marxist counterculture, or you don’t.
I’ll say it again, if Hillary had won, we’d be against the wall with a blindfold. Read my stuff for content. This is school.
>>He’s not concern-trolling, he’s just trolling. Sleeper troll, perhaps?
Habits of thought die hard, don’t they. I wonder why? You ever give any thought to that? I mean rigorous thought, not the rationalizing hive brain group think that them social justice warriors are famous for. You think we don’t do that? Case in point.
Yes; kiddies.
We ARE living in a Genesis 19:9 world today.
Not quite...
The bill as law will not harm religious freedom; it will merely make it a watershed between true believers and lukewarm wannabes.
Genesis 18:20-21
20. Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
Genesis 19:4-7
4. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
5. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7. and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.
Leviticus niv
18:22 Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
20:13 If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
Isaiah 3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them;
they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it.
Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
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2 Peter 2:13b Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight.
They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
49. "`Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
50. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
5. if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6. if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7. and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men
8. (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
9. if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
10. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11. yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.
12. But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
But there IS hope!!!
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
If you could NOT change, you would be in most pitiful shape...
I’m quite aware of the historical notions. You started out by equating Conservatism to a neo-Nazi Black Magic practitioner who went on some deranged spree through the gheyist district in San Fagcisco. That was a WTF x 100.
As for myself, I have never approached Conservatism as a defensive posture, I’m quite OFFENSIVE with it. I’ve been tossed out of a lot of places because I don’t sit back and take it up the ass without the common courtesy of K-Y Jelly.
I understand what the activists mean by the terms “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual” and “transgender,” but what does the term “queer” mean that isn’t already covered by the other terms?
It's an umbrella term for homosexuals, those who a are neither heterosexual or cisgender (a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex). Homosexuals do not have one set meaning for it so i suppose it is included just to cover all bases.
Oy vey!
By their fruits ye shall know them.
Just awaiting in the wings is another duo: The Queer Irishmen
Gerald Fitzpatrick & Patrick Fitzgerald
You need to learning a little coding if you want engage in interactive debate in which you need to differentiate btwn what you are responding to and your own response, but your response continues to be absurd.
For rather than any "wiggle and squirm" recourse, the documented reality is that the homosexual movement laid out its strategy early on ("After the Ball" was published in 1989) and its tactics do not invoke or depend upon the rare abuse from fringe conservatives - which is hardly invoked by them today - nor is mere protection from that its goal. If that was the cause then the tactics such as "After the Ball" that the homosexual mafia and its allies have followed tactics would not be needed nor followed.
For rather than "Our past is not unblemished and is a direct cause of the rabid hatred the left visits against us," your past is not our past, and the object of the propagandistic libel of homosexual actviists is those who do not engage in what you assert is the cause, but any and all who dare to oppose the homosexual agenda, whom its depicts as "homophobic and homohating bigots," "crude loudmouths," "hysterical backwoods preachers, menacing punks," depicting the Anita Byrant's and James Dobson's as such, not some fringe skinhead.
Meaning that rather than some fringe skinhead being the cause of homosexual activism, the latter has as its goal that of conquest of all opposition, however mild, and thus its tactic is propaganda for its effects, which by their own admission "is achieved without reference to facts, logic, or proof." Therefore, by perpetuating the myth that homosexual activism is due to the actions of a few fringe "conservatives" and thus the militant homosexual movement is merely that of victims seeking fair treatment, vs. complete submission to its demands by even the most mild of objectors, then you are actually parroting their propaganda, thus being an instrument for them!
For the homosexuality movement is not simply the result of a mental disorder, much less abuse by some satanists or fringe "conservatives," but is due to yielding to the carnal nature and then to demonic powers. And thus the movement is of the wholesale assault on basic immutable Biblical morality, perverting what God ordained as briefly described in post 18 , as the devil seeks power, homage and glory via his proxy servants. Do not act as one.
This must not pass. It will decriminalize pedo’s.
Wrong on every level. Sick, demented, demoralizing.
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