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Related: About this forumRepublican congressman quotes Coretta Scott King to justify opposition to Equality Act
Source: Think Progress
Republican congressman quotes Coretta Scott King to justify opposition to Equality Act
King spoke out repeatedly in favor of protections found in the bill.
ZACK FORD
MAY 17, 2019, 12:00 PM
As the House of Representatives prepared to take up historic legislation on LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections Friday, one congressman relied on a rather surprising source to defend his vote.
Speaking on the floor Friday morning, Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL) cited Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., as part of his argument that the Equality Act also known as H.R. 5 would infringe on the religious liberty of those with anti-LGBTQ beliefs.
H.R. 5 would in fact simply extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ individuals.
Coretta Scott King wisely said, Freedom is never really won. We earn it and win it in every new generation,' Spano said Friday. H.R. 5 is bad for freedom. You see, it would immediately expose churches, religious schools and universities and faith-based organizations to legal liability for simply following their earnest beliefs.
King, a civil rights icon herself, was a stalwart ally of the LGBTQ community. In 1994, she participated in the introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a predecessor of the Equality Act that would have created employment protections based on sexual orientation, and, in later versions, based on gender identity.
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King spoke out repeatedly in favor of protections found in the bill.
ZACK FORD
MAY 17, 2019, 12:00 PM
As the House of Representatives prepared to take up historic legislation on LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections Friday, one congressman relied on a rather surprising source to defend his vote.
Speaking on the floor Friday morning, Rep. Ross Spano (R-FL) cited Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., as part of his argument that the Equality Act also known as H.R. 5 would infringe on the religious liberty of those with anti-LGBTQ beliefs.
H.R. 5 would in fact simply extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ individuals.
Coretta Scott King wisely said, Freedom is never really won. We earn it and win it in every new generation,' Spano said Friday. H.R. 5 is bad for freedom. You see, it would immediately expose churches, religious schools and universities and faith-based organizations to legal liability for simply following their earnest beliefs.
King, a civil rights icon herself, was a stalwart ally of the LGBTQ community. In 1994, she participated in the introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a predecessor of the Equality Act that would have created employment protections based on sexual orientation, and, in later versions, based on gender identity.
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Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/republican-ross-spano-lgbtq-ally-civil-rights-coretta-scott-king-oppose-equality-act-a18c91cb0dc4/
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Republican congressman quotes Coretta Scott King to justify opposition to Equality Act (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2019
OP
In short, fuck religion. I'm so damn fed up with this stupid religious crap! n/t
RKP5637
May 2019
#1
with religion, racism and sexism and homophobia become "sincerely held beliefs"
Skittles
May 2019
#3
RKP5637
(67,089 posts)1. In short, fuck religion. I'm so damn fed up with this stupid religious crap! n/t
walkingman
(7,583 posts)2. Yes, it is the root of much evil on the planet
Skittles
(153,122 posts)3. with religion, racism and sexism and homophobia become "sincerely held beliefs"
yes, fuck them indeed
RKP5637
(67,089 posts)4. Religion is horrible and disgusting brainwashing often starting in ones youth, as they descend
into religious crap and for some an addiction.
what I have noticed about the very religious is they definitely do a lot of judging - they feel they are superior
RKP5637
(67,089 posts)6. I've noticed a number of times some assholes in traffic often have a fish on the back of their
car/truck. Many IMO are assholes.