Quote# 68766
Regardless of what the media may say, Focus on the Family has no interest in promoting hatred toward homosexuals or any other group of our fellow human beings. We have not supported, and will never support, legislation aimed at depriving them of their basic constitutional rights — rights they share with every citizen.
[Later in the very same post...]
The effort to redefine the family, qualify for adoption, promote the homosexual lifestyle in the schools, etc., are objectives with which I disagree. And I will oppose them when the issues are raised. Does that make me a hatemonger? I think not.
Concerning the passage of Amendment 2 here in Colorado (which would have prohibited ordinances and legislation creating "special rights" for homosexuals, equating them with those needing civil rights protection), let me explain why we strongly favored that legislation. To understand our position, you must know that many Christians also feel they have been victimized by society's hostility to traditional religious views.
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How would you and your homosexual companions feel if we, as Christians, began lobbying for special, protected legal status? How would you react if we asserted that we should be given a job and shielded from termination just because we are Christians? I can predict that you would fight such ordinances tooth and nail. Why?
James Dobson,
Focus on the Family 38 Comments [12/18/2009 1:40:44 PM]
Fundie Index: 45
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#1075376
The L
Mr. Dobson is very gifted at doublethink and doublespeak. Is he a member of the Party?
12/19/2009 6:05:43 AM
#1075397
John_in_Oz
many Christians also feel they have been victimized by society's hostility
There's nothing I can add to your words. Mocking you would be putting yellow paint on gold.
12/19/2009 7:42:54 AM
#1075450
You fucking morons. You can't be denied a job because of your religion!
12/19/2009 11:34:12 AM
#1075465
So, you do but you don't. Go ahead trying to explain the contradiction.
12/19/2009 11:52:17 AM
#1075472
Berny
How would you react if we asserted that we should be given a job and shielded from termination just because we are Christians?
But you already have those protections in the existing laws. Employers cannot discriminate based on religion. Unfortunately, in many states they are able to discriminate based on sexual orientation. That's why those laws need to be implemented. It's not extra rights, it's a clarification of existing rights.
12/19/2009 12:00:27 PM
#1075502
John
You are shielded from discrimination in hiring and termination for being a Christian. In fact, in one case the ACLU sued an employer for refusing to let a Christian woman wear a skirt for religious reasons. See the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
12/19/2009 1:03:14 PM
#1075516
IanC
"(which would have prohibited ordinances and legislation creating "special rights" for homosexuals, equating them with those needing civil rights protection)"
Cunts. Gay people are every bit in need of civil rights protection as other minorities.
12/19/2009 2:18:02 PM
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jz 456
"How would you and your homosexual companions feel if we, as Christians, began lobbying for special, protected legal status?"
You already have a protected status:
A hate crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. For the purposes of collecting statistics, Congress has defined a hate crime as a "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, RELIGION, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation."
source: FBI Civil Rights Division
12/20/2009 6:53:27 AM
#1075959
Boy Wonder
@ Old Viking: don't forget our billboards that proudly say, "Don't be left out! Try gay today!"
12/20/2009 4:04:44 PM
#1076252
Mister Spak
"How would you and your homosexual companions feel if we, as Christians, began lobbying for special, protected legal status? How would you react if we asserted that we should be given a job and shielded from termination just because we are Christians? I can predict that you would fight such ordinances tooth and nail. Why?"
When did you stop beating your wife? Why?
12/21/2009 7:19:26 AM
#1080572
shockmeshockmeshockmewiththatdeviantbehavior
how would YOU christians feel if we took away your tax exempts, your protected legal status when it comes to employment, your right to marry your OPPOSITE SEX spouse, your right to adopt or even POSSESS your own children, your freedom to practice your religion, your right to go to private christian schools, and your right to be treated like human fucking beings? Even though... we all know here that a HUGE CHUNK and percentage of you are FAR FROM FUCKING HUMAN... or even HUMANE... when it comes to different walks of life that dont see things YOUR FUCKING WAY? Enuff said I believe... so STFU AND GIVE US OUR EQUAL RIGHTS AND STOP BITCHING CUZ YOU WANT EVERYTHING YOUR WAY! TIMES ARE CHANGING! GET WITH IT OR GET THE FUCK OUTTA DODGE and take your HATEMONGERING with you!!
12/28/2009 3:44:17 AM
#1083616
Is this jeopardy or something? What is Title VII?
Though that also gave protected status to race and gender, so he was probably too busy having conniptions about that.
12/30/2009 7:40:59 AM
#1083617
JohnTheAtheist
James Dobson is a douchebag, plain and simple.
12/30/2009 7:42:19 AM
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