Agnostics, Orthodox Jews, Catholics and Evangelicals Agree: ‘Equality Act’ is Dangerous to Human...

[Michie]

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The Newsweek article by Natasha Chart and Rabbi Yaakov Menken begins with these words: “It would be hard to accuse an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and an agnostic feminist leader of walking in lockstep.” All the more would this be true if you added Catholics to the mix, then threw in some evangelicals. What cause could bring such disparate people together, all united as one?

Religious Rights and Women’s Rights at Stake
As Chart and Menken wrote, “We agree entirely that the Equality Act is a fatally flawed, and even hateful, piece of legislation.” Or, as expressed by the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees, the Equality Act will “discriminate against people of faith” — meaning, of Christian faith or other faiths.

As summed up by evangelical leader Mat Staver, “HR 5 is a bill that pushes the LGBT agenda on all people and targets Christianity in every area of life — including the church. There will be an increase of instances where Christians and others are being punished unless they violate their beliefs in order to comply with such a law. And that is just the beginning of unconstitutional chaos in America.”

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Agnostics, Orthodox Jews, Catholics and Evangelicals Agree: 'Equality Act' is Dangerous to Human Rights | The Stream

 

[Michie]

Last week, the House of Representatives introduced the [URL='https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5ih/pdf/BILLS-117hr5ih.pdf']Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

On Feb. 25, the House is on track to pass this bill. The Equality Act would explicitly add to the definition of “sex” both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” It would also add “sex” to where it is not already present in the Civil Rights Act.

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There is a Better Way Forward Than the Equality Act

 

[Michie]

'Equality Act' Viciously Attacks Christians, Freedom, Society, Sex, And You

 

[Basil the Great]

This is not primarily a budgetary matter. Hence, it would seem that 60 votes in the Senate will be necessary for passage.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Last week, the House of Representatives introduced the Equality Act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

On Feb. 25, the House is on track to pass this bill. The Equality Act would explicitly add to the definition of “sex” both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” It would also add “sex” to where it is not already present in the Civil Rights Act.

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There is a Better Way Forward Than the Equality Act

If I were African-American I would see this as a hijacking of the Civil Rights Act to turn it into the LGBTQWERTY Civil Rights Act. Actually, what else is it but a hijacking? Whose lives are supposed to matter? The answer, if you are African-American, is that LGBTQWERTY lives matter. Everybody else gets to drool in silence. The juggernaut rolls over African-Americans just like it rolls over everybody else.

 

[chevyontheriver]

...Rights


The Newsweek article by Natasha Chart and Rabbi Yaakov Menken begins with these words: “It would be hard to accuse an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and an agnostic feminist leader of walking in lockstep.” All the more would this be true if you added Catholics to the mix, then threw in some evangelicals. What cause could bring such disparate people together, all united as one?

Religious Rights and Women’s Rights at Stake
As Chart and Menken wrote, “We agree entirely that the Equality Act is a fatally flawed, and even hateful, piece of legislation.” Or, as expressed by the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees, the Equality Act will “discriminate against people of faith” — meaning, of Christian faith or other faiths.

As summed up by evangelical leader Mat Staver, “HR 5 is a bill that pushes the LGBT agenda on all people and targets Christianity in every area of life — including the church. There will be an increase of instances where Christians and others are being punished unless they violate their beliefs in order to comply with such a law. And that is just the beginning of unconstitutional chaos in America.”

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Agnostics, Orthodox Jews, Catholics and Evangelicals Agree: 'Equality Act' is Dangerous to Human Rights | The Stream

It passed the house 224 to 206 with EVERY Democrat and three Republicans voting for it.

To pass in the Senate the Democrats need to destroy the Filibuster rule requiring 60 votes. If they do that they can steamroller anything and everything else too.