LOL! Is this the best you could come up with? Sad. On so many levels. But typical of Anti-American hate filled extremists.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 11:12 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > In the real world, especially the criminal justice system real world, when > a person concludes that the law does not apply to them and acts accordingly > they are a criminal. In America, specifically in religious Republican > America, when a person decides that the law, the U.S. Constitution, and a > ruling by the nation’s highest court does not apply to them and acts > accordingly they are just persecuted Christians exercising their religious > freedom. Of course, if evangelical Republicans had their way, America would > be governed by a Christian theocracy and despite the Founding Fathers’ best > efforts to forbid a theocratic government, Republicans are pushing > legislation to impose evangelical laws on the nation. > > Even before the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the U.S. Constitution’s > guarantee of equal, civil, and due process rights applies to all Americans, > evangelical fanatics and Republicans claimed they would never accept the > High Court ruling according to the Constitution as law of the land; > according to their special “religious freedom.” After the High Court’s > ruling, the same evangelical fanatics and many religious Republicans > lambasted the Court for adhering to the Constitution as judicial tyranny, > and still claimed they would never accept that the 14th Amendment prevented > them from discriminating against gays. Republicans and Christian fanatics > were intent on exercising their religious liberty to discriminate against > gays with impunity one way or the other, and they were very serious. > > So what evangelical Republicans in Congress came up with this week is a “ > *novel*” piece of federal legislation that mirrors the rash of religious > Republican state schemes to legalize discrimination against the LGBT > community. The new legislation is a religious measure with one of those > clever Republican titles, “*The First Amendment Defense Act*;” because > calling it a Christian ‘*license to discriminate*” against LGBT Americans > likely would not go over too well with anyone outside of their theocratic > cabal. > > The legislation originating in the House protects bigoted Americans who > oppose same-sex marriage according to their religion’s dictates, and > according to language in the religious legislation, that license to > discriminate also allows evangelical bigots, including for-profit > corporations, to fire any woman who gets pregnant without being married…to > a man. The law specifically prohibits the federal government from enforcing > the Constitution, or anti-discrimination laws, against any religious > fanatic, including for-profit corporations, who cites immunity from the law > based on religious grounds. > > There is also a little section that forbids the federal government from > revoking a non-profit’s tax exemption, or terminating any company’s federal > contract for discrimination based on religious liberty. The specific > language in the bill is written to protect evangelical bigots “*who > believe that marriage is between one man and one woman*,” and that “*sexual > relations are properly reserved to such a marriage*.” Simply put, > religious Republicans are Hell-bent on forcing the federal government to > toe the theocratic line and legalize evangelical discrimination. The oath > of office they took to support the Constitution as the law of the land be > damned. > > A legislative representative with the American Civil Liberties Union > (ACLU), Ian Thompson, said that “*in addition to targeting lesbian, gay, > bisexual and transgender people, the bill clearly encompasses > discrimination against single mothers*.” As Thompson noted, the > Republicans’ religious legislation specifically forbids the federal Equal > Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from protecting women from > sex-based religious discrimination. > > Thompson said the Republican bill is also a theocratic maneuver to > “*eviscerate > anti-discrimination protections*” for LGBT federal contractors that > President Obama signed > <http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/212822-obama-signs-order-banning-lgbt-discrimination-by-contractors> > into > law just last year, and “*allows federally-funded grantees to turn away > LGBT people from* (taxpayer-funded) *homeless shelter services or drug > treatment programs*.” According to Thomson who stated the glaringly > obvious, “*This bill is ‘Indiana’ on steroids*” in reference to the > so-called “*religious freedom*” bill in Indiana that incited a national > and corporate backlash. > > The Christian extremist who authored the House version of the theocratic > edict, Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID), denied that the legislation has > anything whatsoever to do with giving evangelical fanatics a license to > discriminate against gays or unwed mothers. He lied like evangelical > Republicans are wont to do and said > <http://www.npr.org/2015/07/09/421528477/gop-pushes-first-amendment-defense-act-after-same-sex-marriage-ruling> > oh > heavens no, “*It’s just allowing people to continue to believe the way > they do*.” One of his evangelical cohorts, Representative Bill Flores > (R-Texas), said “*We’re not going to try to dance on the head of a pin > here. This legislation protects an institution (*or for-profit corporation*) > based on its sincerely held religious beliefs from persecution*.” It is, > no matter how theocratic Republicans spin it, a religious license to > violate the 14th Amendment. > > Senator Mike Lee, another theocratic Republican from Mormon Utah, > introduced a companion bill in the Senate and said that if a business or > university fires an unmarried woman for having sexual relations out of > wedlock, “*they ought to be protected in their religious freedom*.” Lee > also said that there are plenty of businesses, colleges, and universities > “*that > have a religious belief that sexual relations are to be reserved for > marriage*,” and Lee understands that as good Christians it is their > religious right to punish any employee who fails to adhere to the > employers’ religious beliefs. > > The theocratic legislation is gaining momentum among Republicans who are > mounting > <http://thehill.com/homenews/house/247599-religious-freedom-bill-picks-up-momentum> > pressure > on Republican leaders in Congress to call a vote on the evangelical bill > this month; before Republicans have to face religious fanatics at home > during their recess. Speaker of the House, opponent of same-sex marriage, > and ‘devout Catholic, John Boehner said that “*The Supreme Court’s > decision on marriage raises a lot of questions and a number of members have > concerns about the issues it raises. No decision has been made on how best > to address these*.” Boehner is a liar; the decision has been made to > address the High Court decision with legislation to prohibit government > from enforcing Constitutional anti-discrimination laws. The bill has been > referred to the Oversight and Government Reform committee that should be a > red flag to any American that “*reforming government*” into a theocracy > is the primary goal of evangelical Republicans. > > It is really unclear where in the Christian bible, or the U.S. > Constitution, evangelicals find an edict authorizing them to punish > Americans who fail to conform to their religious extremism. It is highly > likely that they are adopting practices of Muslim extremists in the Taliban > and ISIS who cite their “*religious freedom*” to punish non-compliant > people. It is fortunate that Americans have a secret weapon to thwart > evangelical extremists in Congress in President Obama’s veto pen, because > it is apparent that they believe the U.S. Constitution does not apply to > them and they are acting accordingly. > > > The wave of anti-LGBT bills filed across the country continues to swell. > As of today, lawmakers have introduced more than 85 anti-LGBT bills in 28 > state legislatures. > > Some state legislative sessions have already drawn to a close, but other > state legislatures will be in session for several more weeks or even > months. So far this year 34 anti-LGBT bills in nine states have been > defeated or failed to meet key legislative deadlines, but two have passed > -- one in Arkansas > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/hrc-arkansas-to-governor-hutchinson-veto-sb202-its-bad-for-arkansas-future> > and > one in Indiana > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/indiana-house-passes-anti-lgbt-religious-discrimination-bill> > . > > Among the recently introduced anti-LGBT legislation is a pair of bills in > Nevada > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/anti-lgbt-legislation-in-nevada-threatens-jobs-economy-and-minorities> > that > would allow individuals and businesses to use religion to challenge or opt > out of laws, including laws that protect LGBT people from discrimination in > employment, housing and public accommodations. Similar legislation was > also recently introduced in Montana and is still pending in Arkansas, > Georgia, Missouri, Texas and elsewhere. > > Bills that would allow adoption agencies to use religion to discriminate > against eligible parents and guardians have been newly introduced in > Alabama > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/pair-of-bills-in-alabama-impede-adoption-of-children-in-need-of-loving-home> > and Florida. > These new bills are similar to a series of bills moving through > the Michigan legislature > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/michigan-advances-discriminatory-adoption-legislation> > . > > Even in states with long traditions of support for equality, anti-equality > lawmakers are introducing anti-LGBT bills. Massachusetts, for example, is > the latest state with a bill that would criminalize transgender people for > using appropriate restrooms. Anti-transgender "bathroom surveillance" > bills have are nowpending in Florida > <http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/anti-transgender-bill-in-florida-continues-to-advance-in-house>, > Texas and a handful of other states. > > Collectively, this rising storm of anti-LGBT legislation underlines an > increased effort to deprive LGBT Americans and other minority groups of > basic protections. Across the country, HRC is joining state-based LGBT > equality organizations and other allies to stanch the tide. > > Learn more about the current landscape of anti-LGBT legislationhere > <http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/2015_StateLegislation-Document_3_23.pdf> > . > > [image: Anti-LGBT Legislation 2015] > <http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/2015_StateLegislation-Document_3_23.pdf> > > On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 9:54:46 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> During one of your many wardrobe changes, you might point out just one of >> these "created laws" that persecute Republicans, Christians and >> Conservatives? >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:51 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Typical hatred and goofiness from far left hate filled extremists who >>> have no clue. >>> --- >>> says a religious myth believing zionist xian homophobe. >>> >>> Republicans, Christians and conservatives in general could care less >>> what one does behind closed doors. >>> --- >>> so that's why they create laws that persecute lgbt's. >>> >>> It's your parading down our city streets clad only in assleess chaps >>> and boas that we find troubling..... >>> --- >>> freedom and liberty doesn't just belong to religious myth believers. >>> >>> On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 9:19:07 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: >>>> >>>> Typical hatred and goofiness from far left hate filled extremists who >>>> have no clue. Republicans, Christians and conservatives in general could >>>> care less what one does behind closed doors. It's your parading down our >>>> city streets clad only in assleess chaps and boas that we find >>>> troubling..... >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 6:55 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> xians and republicans would outlaw these if they could. >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 7:50:33 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamandeve/sex-toys-that-will-ignite-the-intimacy-like-whoa?utm_term=.rezqxRn0n#.dy6ZlK2L2 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>> >>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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