As I have noted on many occasions, what gets me the most outraged by the professional Christian set and "family values" groups is their shocking dishonesty and their willingness to knowingly lie over and over again. They claim to be devoutly religious but are in fact among the worst liars and hate merchants of out time. The Commandment against lying and bearing false witness means absolutely nothing to them. With consideration of ENDA - the Employment Non-discrimination Act - moving in Congress, the lies that are being disseminated by the "godly Christian" set is setting new levels of viciousness. Of course, to prove these lies to be just that lies, one need only read the actual language of the proposed Act. But then, the ignorant and uninformed who are the principal targets of these lies are such simpletons apparently that such a simple exercise is too much to expect. These folks would rather be spoon fed lies that play to the latent bigotry. Joe.My.God. has a post that looks at the lies flying fast and furiously amongst the dishonest Christianist set. The level of hated and level of down right stupidity is frightening. Here are a few highlights - Joe's map of the USA in the minds of these folks is set out above (click the image for a larger version).
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The Employment Non-Discrimination Act is designed to make homosexuals, bisexuals, drag queens, cross-dressers and transsexuals into federally-protected minority groups. Once enacted, the latest legislation from the Obama Administration will produce the following results:
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The Act will forbid any employer from refusing to hire or promote a person because of his “sexual orientation” or his “gender identity” (cross-dressers, transsexuals, drag queens). A deviant from traditional morality who is turned down for a job or promotion can claim discrimination as a member of a federally-protected minority – and the employer can be prosecuted by the federal government. Every business owner will be liable for criminal prosecution if he or she fails to hire or promote a transgender person.
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ENDA will provide no exemption for Christian businesses or Christian camps, religious broadcasters and other religious entities! An independent Christian camp with 15 or more employees will be obliged to operate in accordance with the standards of the new legislation. Such a camp will be in violation of federal law for not hiring homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals or cross-dressers.
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The TRUTH IS that ENDA does not even apply to businesses with less than 15 employees - hence small "mom and pop" businesses are exempt. Second, there is an exemption for churches and the various operations. In short, the statements by the Christianists are 100% untrue - yet again. So much for really giving a damn about the Ten Commandments.
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