As always, there are two sides to any debate. More from the other side that someone sent me today:
Religious Freedom Threatened by H.R. Bill 1913
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Gohmert is here speaking on HR 1592, which is, I believe, an 2007 version of a similar bill passed in the House. See relevant conservative text on that here.
http://www.maplight.org/map/us/bill/...ult/links.html
It boggles my mind - this legislation - because its overly broad and at base, and will be used to target Christianity in any shape form or size. Further, it derogates the constitutional protection of religious freedom.
Easy example: I dont get to call everyone here who openly disagrees with President Obama's policies and administration a racist. Granted, he's black. Granted, some people who disagree with his policies might really be racist. Granted some people who disagree with his policies very strongly might discuss their disagreement of those policies with someone else who is an extreme racist - and that someone else may even attack blacks on their own time.
Does the conversation alone make the person who disagrees with the Obama Administration a racist? Cmon. If that's the case, we'd have to define all TV & Radio pundits as committing Hate Crimes, because we cant even begin to scratch the surface of the people who listen to them, believe/internalize what they say, and also commit criminal behavior.
Next rung down this horrible ladder of a slippery slope is that they are going to define Christianity as a cult, in order to remove it from the religious protection granted by the constitution.
And on a final note - have we even touched on Freedom of Speech? People often openly and very strongly discuss being "politically correct" and that they will not be. Isnt it wonderful that they actually have a choice in the matter? Its not like they have the choice to
(a) be PC, or
(b) go to jail for a Hate Crime.
Go ahead. Laugh. But I am deadly serious. This subject irritates me because you know what? Racists have a choice - even though there are more racially motivated hate crimes than homosexually motivated hate crimes. Sexists have a choice, even though there are a whole LOT more heterosexual gender motivated hate crimes than homosexually motivated hate crimes.
A bill like this will not give Christians that choice. This is essentially saying they will be PC or go to jail for a hate crime. So I ask you - why is it that Christianity alone occupies that special pedestal of demonized existence within the US? I'll tell you why. Its because homosexuality alone crosses race and gender and touches - hurts! - that majority segment of American society who most occupies the halls of justice (...erm, Congress/legislative arm). Apparently, when something like dislike or disagreement or....minority status.......touches "them" its really, really bad. And I find elevating disagreement with LGBT issues to a crime beyond even racism or sexism to be nothing more than a majority way to yet again specially protect themselves ....and well.....racist and kind of sexist too, because I strongly believe that congress is made up of more men than women - and if there were more open lesbianism than gay men, this issue wouldnt have even been allowed to run up the flagpole.
Religious Freedom Threatened by H.R. Bill 1913
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Gohmert is here speaking on HR 1592, which is, I believe, an 2007 version of a similar bill passed in the House. See relevant conservative text on that here.
http://www.maplight.org/map/us/bill/...ult/links.html
It boggles my mind - this legislation - because its overly broad and at base, and will be used to target Christianity in any shape form or size. Further, it derogates the constitutional protection of religious freedom.
Easy example: I dont get to call everyone here who openly disagrees with President Obama's policies and administration a racist. Granted, he's black. Granted, some people who disagree with his policies might really be racist. Granted some people who disagree with his policies very strongly might discuss their disagreement of those policies with someone else who is an extreme racist - and that someone else may even attack blacks on their own time.
Does the conversation alone make the person who disagrees with the Obama Administration a racist? Cmon. If that's the case, we'd have to define all TV & Radio pundits as committing Hate Crimes, because we cant even begin to scratch the surface of the people who listen to them, believe/internalize what they say, and also commit criminal behavior.
Next rung down this horrible ladder of a slippery slope is that they are going to define Christianity as a cult, in order to remove it from the religious protection granted by the constitution.
And on a final note - have we even touched on Freedom of Speech? People often openly and very strongly discuss being "politically correct" and that they will not be. Isnt it wonderful that they actually have a choice in the matter? Its not like they have the choice to
(a) be PC, or
(b) go to jail for a Hate Crime.
Go ahead. Laugh. But I am deadly serious. This subject irritates me because you know what? Racists have a choice - even though there are more racially motivated hate crimes than homosexually motivated hate crimes. Sexists have a choice, even though there are a whole LOT more heterosexual gender motivated hate crimes than homosexually motivated hate crimes.
A bill like this will not give Christians that choice. This is essentially saying they will be PC or go to jail for a hate crime. So I ask you - why is it that Christianity alone occupies that special pedestal of demonized existence within the US? I'll tell you why. Its because homosexuality alone crosses race and gender and touches - hurts! - that majority segment of American society who most occupies the halls of justice (...erm, Congress/legislative arm). Apparently, when something like dislike or disagreement or....minority status.......touches "them" its really, really bad. And I find elevating disagreement with LGBT issues to a crime beyond even racism or sexism to be nothing more than a majority way to yet again specially protect themselves ....and well.....racist and kind of sexist too, because I strongly believe that congress is made up of more men than women - and if there were more open lesbianism than gay men, this issue wouldnt have even been allowed to run up the flagpole.
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