Special preference to homosexuals

[freedfromsin]

April 30, 2007

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New bill would gives special preference to homosexuals

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A new bill, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), has been introduced in the House of Representatives by homosexual Congressman Barney Frank. The bill (HR 2015) would force organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars, day care centers, Christian business owners, adoption agencies, public schools, municipalities and a host of other businesses and organizations to hire homosexual applicants.

ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or "gender identity." Such acts would be considered crimes subject to severe penalties. For a list of the co-sponsors of ENDA, Click here .

The same day that ENDA was introduced, another bill

[Oh Hamburgers!]

ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or "gender identity." Such acts would be considered crimes subject to severe penalties. For a list of the co-sponsors of ENDA, Click here .

And that's bad why exactly? You should never hire or fire someone based on their sexual orientation in the first place, that would be like firing someone for being a woman, or hiring someone for being a man.

I would oppose something like affirmative action for homosexuals, because I feel that people should'NT (sorry typo earlier) get a better chance to get a position based on race, but I am all for the playing field being equal at the same time.

[peaches]

ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or "gender identity." Such acts would be considered crimes subject to severe penalties. For a list of the co-sponsors of ENDA, Click here .

And that's bad why exactly? You should never hire or fire someone based on their sexual orientation in the first place, that would be like firing someone for being a woman, or hiring someone for being a man.

I would oppose something like affirmative action for homosexuals, because I feel that people should get a better chance to get a position based on race, but I am all for the playing field being equal at the same time.

another disturbing trend is that we are forgetting to love. isnt that weird?

[Oh Hamburgers!]

just for the record, I edited my past post with a pretty big typo. I believe that people SHOULDN'T get a better or worse chance at something based on race or gender.

[apothanein kerdos]

ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or "gender identity." Such acts would be considered crimes subject to severe penalties. For a list of the co-sponsors of ENDA, Click here .

And that's bad why exactly? You should never hire or fire someone based on their sexual orientation in the first place, that would be like firing someone for being a woman, or hiring someone for being a man.

I would oppose something like affirmative action for homosexuals, because I feel that people should get a better chance to get a position based on race, but I am all for the playing field being equal at the same time.

another disturbing trend is that we are forgetting to love. isnt that weird?

A private business shouldn't have to hire outside of who it wants to hire.

Likewise, it is not like rejecting someone of another race or of the opposite sex - they had no choice what color or gender they would be born. A homosexual, however, does have a choice.

Places like the Boy Scouts, private businesses, non-profit Christian organizations....all hold the right to reject or accept someone based on their sexual orientation. I wouldn't hire a pedophile, I wouldn't hire someone who practiced bestiality, and I probably wouldn't hire a homosexual.

[RustyAngeL]

ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or "gender identity." Such acts would be considered crimes subject to severe penalties. For a list of the co-sponsors of ENDA, Click here .

And that's bad why exactly? You should never hire or fire someone based on their sexual orientation in the first place, that would be like firing someone for being a woman, or hiring someone for being a man.

I would oppose something like affirmative action for homosexuals, because I feel that people should'NT (sorry typo earlier) get a better chance to get a position based on race, but I am all for the playing field being equal at the same time.

Agreed!

[Wingwalker]

People need to be respected and hired based on being people and being qualified, regardless of race, religion, sex, age, ect. If a homosexual wanted a job he/she should be able to get a job because they are a person first, not because they are homosexual. And there are already laws regarding this issue of employment. This is another way the democrats are wasting taxpayers money to have more laws governing the people. Homosexuals do not need special rights. They have the same rights as the rest of the American citizens, provided that they are also American citizens. This bill oversteps our freedoms to hire people over qualified people. There was a time that my brothers could not get a job because they were white and and Affirmative Action prohibited the companies from hiring all white employees. This hurt the company since there were not enough minorities in the area to fulfill the company's quota's. They opened the jobs up to women. Some women were able to do the jobs required, most were not, which created a high turnover rate. This was a very physical demanding job lifting boxes and crates. The company really did not care what color or gender there employees were, but just wanted wokers who could do the job. Another factor, which was not created for discrimination originally, was the fact that the employees needed to be able to read. The better their reading and writing skills, the higher the promotions. Those were the ones that went into management.

I am not opposed to homosexuals working. They need to eat too. But they should be hired because of their qualifications and willingness to do the job, not because they are homosexual.

[apothanein kerdos]

You realize that by supporting this bill, Churches, seminaries, private schools, adoption agencies, and the Boy Scouts will now have to hire homosexuals, right?

[Guest LadyC]

i seem to recall the boy scouts already being required to hire homosexuals. people tend to forget that it is a non-profit faith based organization.

[Axxman]

You realize that by supporting this bill, Churches, seminaries, private schools, adoption agencies, and the Boy Scouts will now have to hire homosexuals, right?

AK..not your fault..but you are incorrect. Unfortunately, Worthy is infested with fear-mongers, and they are constantly trying to adopt the victim status.

Directly from the bill itself:

This Act shall not apply to any of the employment practices of a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society which has as its primary purpose religious ritual or worship or the teaching or spreading of religious doctrine or belief.

this Act shall not apply with respect to the employment of individuals whose primary duties consist of teaching or spreading religious doctrine or belief, religious governance, supervision of a religious order, supervision of persons teaching or spreading religious doctrine or belief, or supervision or participation in religious ritual or worship.

Under this Act, a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society may require that applicants for, and employees in, similar positions conform to those religious tenets that such corporation, association, institution, or society declares significant.

In this Act, the term `employment' does not apply to the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces.

This title does not repeal or modify any Federal, State, territorial, or local law creating a special right or preference concerning employment for a veteran.

Basically the entire bill is just stating that a person cannot discriminate ANY sexual orientation. To be completely honest, I thought much of this bill was already law...but maybe thats just cuz I am non-discriminatory. The bill also plainly states there are to be NO quota's or hiring practices based on quota's associated with this bill.

To actually read Bill 2015...if anyone is interested