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From "ENDA (H.R. 2015) could enshrine “sexual orientation” in federal law" posted at Family Research Council
Here is more information about ENDA H.R. 2015 from our friends at the Family Research
Council:
ENDA affords special protection to a group that is not disadvantaged.
The issue is not job discrimination: It is whether private businesses will be forced by law to accommodate homosexual activists' attempts to legitimize homosexual behavior.
The first "religious exemption" clause is very narrow and offers no clear protection to church-related businesses: Religious schools or charitable organizations, religious bookstores, or any business affiliated with a church or denomination fall outside this narrow definition, and could presumably be required to hire homosexual applicants.
The second "religious exemption" clause fails to offer protection for all hiring by church-related organizations or businesses. The position of a teacher of religion at a church-related school would be exempt, but, e.g., that of a biology teacher would not. Thus, most of the teachers and staff at a religious school would be covered by ENDA, which means that the church would be forced to hire homosexual applicants for such positions-despite the fact that their lifestyle would be in direct opposition to the religious beliefs of the organization or company.
It is unlikely that the "religious exemption" included in the bill would survive court challenge: Institutions that could be targeted include religious summer camps, the Boy Scouts, Christian bookstores, religious publishing houses, religious television and radio stations, and any business with fifteen or more employees.
ENDA violates employers' and employees' Constitutional freedoms of religion, speech and association. The proposed legislation would prohibit employers from taking their most deeply held beliefs into account when making hiring, management, and promotion decisions. This would pose an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people's lives.
ENDA would approvingly bring private behavior considered immoral by many into the public square. By declaring that all sexual preferences are equally valid, ENDA would change national policy supporting marriage and family.
If homosexual behavior and cross dressing are seen as equivalent to heterosexual behavior in the eyes of the law, the full force of the law, including law suits, loss of tax exemption, licensing and accreditation would likely be used to bring dissenting organizations into compliance. That means Christian organizations and eventually faithful churches...
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Please inform your pastor, Christian friends, bible study members, Christian school teachers. Most Christians are woefully ignorant of the monumental destruction of religious freedom which will take place if this bill becomes law!
