Anti-American hate filled extremists --- i.e., religious myth believing evangelical xians and zionist jews.
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 10:17:56 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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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