The question that should be asked is this — “Is it legal to make it illegal to support gay segregation?”— Is it legal to knowingly construct a law that promotes self-rule, violence, separatism, discrimination, and hate by using religious liberty as the weapon, almost identical to the ideologies of the Islamic State? Will we be soon throwing gays off the roof or setting them on fire due to their differences?
Kansas Republicans passes Bill 2453, allowing segregation according to sexuality, not skin color or religion
Passed on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Republican state Rep. Charles Macheers fully supported the bill on the House floor, showing that anti-gay segregation has become a new reality for the Republican run state. “Homophobes are nothing if not savvy, and while the judiciary dukes out the gay marriage issue, the shrewdest bigots have already moved on to the next battle [anti-gay segregation].”
The Kansas House of Representatives, predominantly Republicans in a deep-red state, overwhelmingly approved Bill 2453. All that is left to make it 100 percent bullet-proof is for the Kansas Republican governor to sign the bill. What that will mean is that any and all government employees will be given explicit permission to discriminate against anyone who works in the state of Kansas, not just gay individuals and gay couples.
When passed, the new law will allow any individual, group, or private business to refuse to serve gay couples if “it would be contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs.” Private employers can continue to fire gay employees on account of their sexuality. Stores may deny gay couples goods and services because they are gay. Hotels can eject gay couples or deny them entry in the first place. Businesses that provide public accommodations—movie theaters, restaurants—can turn away gay couples at the door. And if a gay couple sues for discrimination, they won’t just lose; they’ll be forced to pay their opponent’s attorney’s fees.
Kentucky says it is legal to refuse service to gays
Is it a violation of civil rights for a business, in any state, to refuse service because of the way a person looks, the way they smell, or the way they act? How about refusing service to someone because of who they choose as a sexual partner? ISIS says to throw them off the roof. Kentucky says to ostracize them by refusing human rights. Is there a difference?
Kentucky businesses have gay flags crisscrossed to show gays are not welcome in the business. However, “Guns, beards and the quoting of Bible verses, however, are allowed inside the store.” As the flag caused so much confusion to those in the area who were not gay, it forced business owners to place another sign, one that explained things more simply in clear-cut words under the gay flags to explain what the flags were about and who was not allowed inside.
With politics opening the door to Kentucky gay right issues:
“Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway announced he would not appeal a federal gay marriage ruling that requires state officials to recognize same-sex marriages performed in one of the 17 states that allow them. ”
Google+ members are in full rejection of gay segregation, calling out on-line businesses who are refusing service to gay customers. ”You are a business, open to the public. In return for this public benefit, you must serve the whole public, not just those who agree with you, the whole, entire public!”
Religious freedom bills for the religious Right (FYI, the Republicans)
Republican lawmakers and a network of conservative religious groups have been pushing similar bills in other states, essentially forging a national campaign that, critics say, would legalize discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Mother Jones, bless their hearts, is posting, “Republicans lawmakers and a network of conservative religious groups has been pushing similar bills in other states, essentially forging a national campaign that, critics say, would legalize discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.”
According to Evan Hurst, an associate director of Chicago’s Truth Wins Out, “The fact that they’re doing it Jim Crow-style is remarkable, considering the fact that one would think the GOP would like to be electable among people under 50 sometime in the near future … This is a concerted campaign that the religious Right has been hinting at for a couple of years now.”
God’s had a pretty busy week, according to the Republican Party; which is odd as politics and religion never have mixed well. Wasn’t there something about the separation of it in our history? Oh well …. that probably was rewritten.
