tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post4724384271019550730..comments2024-03-24T19:55:32.537-05:00Comments on The View from This Seat: Faith-Based DiscriminationLKSeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-86985190209264568192014-02-26T19:10:16.715-06:002014-02-26T19:10:16.715-06:00No surprise, Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer vetoed i...No surprise, Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer vetoed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-43977931317760860622014-02-21T11:45:55.618-06:002014-02-21T11:45:55.618-06:00And this was on yesterday's online Washington ...And this was on yesterday's online Washington Post:<br /><br />"The Arizona Legislature gave final approval to legislation that allows business owners asserting their religious beliefs to refuse service to gays, drawing backlash from Democrats who called the proposal 'state-sanctioned discrimination' and an embarrassment.<br /><br />"The 33-27 vote by the House Thursday evening sends the legislation to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and puts Arizona back at the forefront of a polarizing piece of legislation four years after the state enacted an immigration crackdown that caused a national furor.<br /><br />"Similar religious protection legislation has been introduced in Ohio, Mississippi, Idaho, South Dakota, Tennessee and Oklahoma, but Arizona’s plan is the only one that has passed. The efforts are stalled in Idaho, Ohio and Kansas."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-61336190588278499312014-02-20T19:28:19.802-06:002014-02-20T19:28:19.802-06:00It seems the GOP is playing games with this subjec...It seems the GOP is playing games with this subject. Idaho considered an even more extreme version of the "religious freedom" bill, and then pulled it at the last minute, resulting in a situation much like in Kansas. It is hard to say at this point whether prudence won out, or whether it is all just political ploys which they do not intend to pass. Which is to say it may be more like a fake blitz by a football team than an honest proposal.<br /><br />For those who want to read about the Idaho legislation, check this link: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/02/19/idaho_anti_gay_segregation_discrimination_against_gays_will_be_legal.htmlCraig Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033176451913108084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-70421758483494468762014-02-20T18:43:02.314-06:002014-02-20T18:43:02.314-06:00You beat me to it!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2...You beat me to it!<br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/20/arizona-religious-freedom-discrimination_n_4823334.html<br /><br />It's said that the only natural disaster in Arizona is the State Legislature,<br /><br />Patrick (Tempe, AZ)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-70671448344885989002014-02-20T15:18:10.070-06:002014-02-20T15:18:10.070-06:00According to yesterday's "Arizona Daily S...According to yesterday's "Arizona Daily Star" newspaper,<br /><br />" [Arizona] State senators voted Wednesday to let businesses refuse to serve gays based on owners’ 'sincerely held' religious beliefs.<br /><br />"The 17-13 vote was along party lines, with Republicans in the majority."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-70358600516045182662014-02-18T09:30:59.835-06:002014-02-18T09:30:59.835-06:00Local Thinking Friend Eric Dollard has again sent ...Local Thinking Friend Eric Dollard has again sent comments that deserve to be read widely:<br /><br />"There is a column in today's K C Star on the opinion page by Mary Sanchez about homophobia in Kansas. As she correctly points out, these evangelical 'Christians,' who are concerned about freedom of religion, have never experienced discrimination. How many of them have been refused service somewhere because of their religious beliefs? What would happen if a gay shopkeeper refused to serve someone who is opposed to homosexuality? There would be no end to the screaming.<br /><br />"It is sad that we have legislators who are more interested in idiotic distractions than in the real problems we are facing." LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-42670590118411250522014-02-18T09:18:45.123-06:002014-02-18T09:18:45.123-06:00when thChristian Church (disciples of Christ) held...when thChristian Church (disciples of Christ) held their annual convention in Kansas City, they, too were picked by the Westboro group since we had "gay" ministers in their midsttincan488https://www.blogger.com/profile/11986203752851612039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-81558394381990416572014-02-18T09:15:41.405-06:002014-02-18T09:15:41.405-06:00Yes, I think Westboro Baptist Church has made a de...Yes, I think Westboro Baptist Church has made a definite contribution to increasing and/or strengthening public support for LGBT people.LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-19418487140200144242014-02-18T09:12:26.175-06:002014-02-18T09:12:26.175-06:00It seems that one of the reasons the Kansas Senate...It seems that one of the reasons the Kansas Senate is not going to pass (by all reports) the House bill is because of the likelihood that it would be ruled unconstitutional. But, as you say, it is hard to know for sure what the right-wing courts might do.LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-51233918117631370162014-02-18T08:03:26.601-06:002014-02-18T08:03:26.601-06:00It's just possible that the Westboro Baptist C...It's just possible that the Westboro Baptist Church, with its display of vicious hatred, has done more to stoke sympathy than intolerance for differences in sexual orientation; one of those sociological ironies.Antonkjacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734526091623931154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-89544790526699436182014-02-18T07:58:49.494-06:002014-02-18T07:58:49.494-06:00I think we're sometimes too quick to compare p...I think we're sometimes too quick to compare people and events to Hitler and Nazi Germany, but the Kansas bill seems to me eerily similar to the "Juden Verboten" (Jews Forbidden) signs that appeared on shop windows in Nazi Germany. I can't imagine even our ridiculously right-wing Supreme Court ever upholding such laws. However, I've seen a lot in the U.S. in recent years that I didn't think I would see here. :-(Antonkjacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734526091623931154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-71482948634913102462014-02-18T07:41:28.599-06:002014-02-18T07:41:28.599-06:00Dear Leroy! Thanks for your inspiring blogs every ...Dear Leroy! Thanks for your inspiring blogs every week. I was flummoxed when I read about the KS Legislature's promotion of House Bill 2453. I thought the day of the American christian Taliban were coming to a close. Not so. It must be remembered that there is a BIG difference between 'christian,' and "Christian." People don't think about that enough! Again, my sincere appreciation for your work!<br />George M MelbyDakotahgeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506395047843691017noreply@blogger.com