Apr 19, 2015

Archive: The GOP's "Religious Freedom Laws" Portrays Bigots As Victims

Background:


Beginning with the Daily Show;

A Million Gays to Deny in the Midwest - Indiana Governor Mike Pence signs legislation to protect religious freedom in his state, but the law leads to discrimination against the LGBT community. (6:30)



Notice how the people who this bill was written for were standing around Indiana's Governor Pence when he signed the bill;




Now, notice that this law is to help the above people practice their beliefs without Government interference. IN other words, they wish to practice the religious beliefs of theirs which was outlawed by the US Constitution. Thier religion says you can kill someone who doesn't listen to your priest. The Constitution doesn't allow them to do that. Thier bible tells them they can stone adulterers to death and that pre-marital sex should be punished with death. The Constitution says they cannot go around telling people what to do. Thier religious laws tell them that gays are an abomination. The Constitution says no citizen can be treated badly, period.






In other words, what we have here is a law that limits Constitutional law within his State so that the discrimination allowed by religion, from persecuting gays, to stoning unmarried sexual partners to keeping slaves will be allowed again without the Government stepping in and saying "this is not who we are".

I would just like to point out that although the media marketed "global warming pause" worked and the tactic of using 1 guy to represent 97% of scientist and 1 person to represent a non-scientific view giving the non-scientific view more precedence than is normal in a science driven society... worked.

AND, although the GOP insists through it's word manipulation (or plain avoidance of words which also proves deception towards it's constituents by the GOP) that this is a "Religious Freedom Bill", the American people can understand than religious freedom is about being to live without discrimination while allowing discrimination "for religious reasons" is exactly what the Constitution was written to avoid. As one communities prophet would be a sorcerer in another ... or simple blasphemy could have reached execution status in societies that fall to fear and gossip as thier main modes of communication.

The Founding Fathers saw this problem in thier own society and wrote the Constitution to stop religious people from following scripture in it's discriminatory capacity so people could live if they weren't religious or were from a different religion or sect than the dominant religious group in the society. The law the GOP is calling "Religious Freedom Bill" could just as well be called "Religious Discrimination Bill" if it wasn't for the word games the GOP is playing to try and confused the facts around the issues to misinform it's base and the American people to whatever extent it can.

IN one image, this is the law the GOP is seeking to pass with it's "religious freedom" bills;




News Reports & Analysis;

Discrimination cloaked in religious freedom Indiana Governor Mike Pence signs a bill that legalizes discrimination under the guise of "religious freedom." Ed Schultz, John Fugelsang, Terence Moore and Tobias Wolff discuss.



North Dakota refuses to protect LGBT rightsNorth Dakota's law to allow discrimination toward the LGBT community failed to grab national attention, as Indiana and Arkansas amended their legislation. Ed Schultz, Joel Heitkamp, Bernie Erickson, Heidi Harris, and John Fugelsang discuss.



Businesses, unions cancel events in IndianaThe backlash is growing against Indiana's anti-gay "religious freedom" law, putting the state's economy at risk. Ed Schultz, Rep. Jim McDermott, Kate Fagan and Michael Rogers discuss the fallout.



Indiana an object lesson for wary Arkansas governorMayor Mark Stodola, of Little Rock, Arkansas, talks with Rachel Maddow about his concerns that a newly passed Arkansas discrimination bill will discourage investment by tech companies, and his hope that the governor will prevent the bill from becoming...


Boycotts, scorn over Indiana legal discrimination law Rachel Maddow reports on some stumbles by Republican 2016 contenders, but none more than Indiana governor Mike Pence, who signed a law legalizing discrimination against gay people, incurring the wrath of state businesses that now face likely boycotts.





http://on.msnbc.com/1xL3Gd4 GOP candidates back religious freedom policy Steve Kornacki talks to New York Times political reporter Nick Confessore about how republican presidential candidates have voiced support for the religious freedom bill in Indiana, and whether it will help or hinder their bid for the White House.



Indiana an object lesson for wary Arkansas governor Mayor Mark Stodola, of Little Rock, Arkansas, talks with Rachel Maddow about his concerns that a newly passed Arkansas discrimination bill will discourage investment by tech companies, and his hope that the governor will prevent the bill from becoming...


Will ‘religious freedom’ laws hurt the GOP heading into 2016?The Arkansas and Indiana governors are hoping to put their political missteps over controversial ‘religious freedom’ bills behind them. But for the Republican party heading into 2016, the damage done this week was real. The Roundtable discusses.


Steps taken to 'fix' 'religious freedom' bill Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Thursday that clarifies the controversial "religious freedom" law he signed last week. Chris Matthews says lawmakers got caught trying to make a political statement: to exclude gays. Jonathan Capehart, Steve...


The GOP’s collision courseThe response to the ‘religious freedom’ legislation in Indiana and Arkansas is highlighting a divide between Republicans and a growing national consensus on gay rights. Dana Milbank, Gregory Angelo, and Sandy Rios discuss.


North Dakota refuses to protect LGBT rightsNorth Dakota's law to allow discrimination toward the LGBT community failed to grab national attention, as Indiana and Arkansas amended their legislation. Ed Schultz, Joel Heitkamp, Bernie Erickson, Heidi Harris, and John Fugelsang discuss.


 The GOP's gay rights contradiction - Jeb Bush may be one of the most pro-gay rights Republicans ever to run for president, but he still has a long way to go.


Rush to fix ‘religious liberty’ laws in Indiana, Arkansas After massive public backlash, the heat is on to update divisive ‘religious liberty’ laws in Indiana and Arkansas. Michael Scherer, Washington bureau chief for TIME, and Dan Savage, founder of the “It Gets Better” project, join the conversation.



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