Prez: no lgbt discrimination based on religion

[Luddly Neddite]

White House Says No Religious Exemptions Will Be Included In Administration's New Anti-Discrimination Order | ThinkProgress

Last month, the administration announced it would amend two executive orders barring employers who rely on federal funds from discriminating against a series of traits. The current order includes race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Now, it will also include gender identity and sexual orientation. The move is a Band-Aid solution to the broader problem of Congress not passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that would bar all employers from discriminating against people based on their sexuality.

When the announcement came last month, though, there remained an open question as to whether religious objectors would be exempt. About 140 religious leaders requested broad exemptions, while more than 100 members of clergy specifically asked Obama not to include such an exemption. On Friday, Politico reported that the administration will not heed the former requests, and will instead make the rule apply more broadly to all federal contractors.

“This is a tremendous victory for those of us who believe that as people of faith we should be exemplary, not exempted,” said Rev. Fred Davie, Executive Vice President at Union Theological Seminary. Rev. Davie will be a guest when the President signs the executive order on Monday. “Religions of the world across the ages have engendered and supported discrimination and bigotry from deceptively genteel to utterly horrific. We have also sacrificed our very lives for our neighbors in response to God’s radical and unrelenting call to love others as much as we love ourselves,” he added.

While it may seem like a small technicality to make a new anti-discrimination rule exclusively for government contractors, the order will actually effect over a million LGBT workers in the United States, and will be the largest expansion of LGBT workers’ rights in the nation’s history. In 29 states, it is legal to fire someone for being gay. In 34, an employer can fire someone with no recourse if they are transgender.

Pubs obstruct full implementation of our constitution.

Bet some RWs will say they want employers to be able to fire people based on their private lives.

How long before some RWs want video cameras in our bedrooms?

 

[Katzndogz]

Oh please democrats already have video cameras in the bedrooms. They sell the sex tapes. To democrats, sex isn't good sex unless it has an audience.

 

[Stephanie]

prez, off your knees already

the prez is an idiot

we already LAWS that IS suppose to PROTECT all of the citizens in this county

but it's ok he DISCRIMINATE against the rest of us as long as it's about the HOMOSEXUAL

 

[The Rabbi]

That will fare about as well as the abortion pill mandate from HHS.
What is it with Obama? It's like he thinks he can just ignore all laws and sign whatever he wants.

 

[Stephanie]

That will fare about as well as the abortion pill mandate from HHS.
What is it with Obama? It's like he thinks he can just ignore all laws and sign whatever he wants.

He needs to keep his base in line
they are falling in that disapprove range also

 

[TheOldSchool]

I don't know why gay people would want to work in an environment where those around them hate them. I'd advise gay people against it.

 

[The Rabbi]

I don't know why gay people would want to work in an environment where those around them hate them. I'd advise gay people against it.

Good. I am sure they will listen to a 19yr old guy still living with mom and dad.
But I agree. If the environment is hostile, why work there to begin with?

 

[Stephanie]

I don't know why gay people would want to work in an environment where those around them hate them. I'd advise gay people against it.

Good. I am sure they will listen to a 19yr old guy still living with mom and dad.
But I agree. If the environment is hostile, why work there to begin with?

no kidding
are they ever not the victim?
they are just pathetic to me and poor halpless dears

 

[Stephanie]

Let Obama continue to WALK all over the 70% of the people who disapproves of him

vote all his party out of our lives folks

 

[TheOldSchool]

I don't know why gay people would want to work in an environment where those around them hate them. I'd advise gay people against it.

Good. I am sure they will listen to a 19yr old guy still living with mom and dad.
But I agree. If the environment is hostile, why work there to begin with?

That makes me 3 years older and wiser than you little Rabbi

 

[Freewill]

I don't know why gay people would want to work in an environment where those around them hate them. I'd advise gay people against it.

The ones I have known who like attention, like negative as much as positive or more so. They seem like being the victim and screaming loudly about it. When in reality there is no reason for sexuality to come up in the work place.

 

[Stephanie]

I know in my 60 years the first thing I do at a job is announce what sex I PREFER

 

[R.C. Christian]

Barry is a switch hitter. It's no wonder he supports freaks of nature.

 

[Stephanie]

classic Class WARFARE

wake up

 

[Freewill]

Not saying I agree with the content but it might explain Obama's fascination with homosexuals.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrTXC170Jk]I Announced Obama's Homosexuality 4 Years Ago - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Freewill]

I know in my 60 years the first thing I do at a job is announce what sex I PREFER

Are you a prostitute???

 

[TheOldSchool]

I know in my 60 years the first thing I do at a job is announce what sex I PREFER

Are you a prostitute???

Not the first time she's been asked that

 

[LordBrownTrout]

When are O and the dems going to get the hell out of our bedrooms.

 

[guno]

prez, off your knees already

the prez is an idiot

we already LAWS that IS suppose to PROTECT all of the citizens in this county

but it's ok he DISCRIMINATE against the rest of us as long as it's about the HOMOSEXUAL

a trailer dweller who posts "lets roll" calling your better an idiot! Irony anyone

 

[guno]

I know in my 60 years the first thing I do at a job is announce what sex I PREFER

Are you a prostitute???

Not the first time she's been asked that

That stuff is known to happend in trailer parks