Yesterday, GOOD reported on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s decision to veto a bill that would allow discrimination against the LGBT community under the guise of “religious freedom.” After passing in both houses of the state legislature, the bill drew heavy fire from the Georgia business community, leading to its veto by the governor. The anti-gay dominoes in the South appear to be falling: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced that he will rescind a similar bill in his state.
Last year, the Louisiana State Legislature killed a bill that would have allowed businesses and state agencies to turn away LGBT people on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs.” In response, Bobby Jindal, governor at the time, issued the Marriage and Conscience Order. The order protects individuals, businesses, and nonprofit groups that act in accordance with the “religious belief that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman.” The order drew a lawsuit from the ACLU.
Governor Edwards also announced that he will issue an executive order to protect state employees from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “Governor Edwards will issue the executive order, but it is in the drafting stage,” his press secretary, Shauna Sanford, told Deadline Hollywood. “As far as Jindal’s religious liberty order, the governor intends to rescind it in the near future,” Sanford said.
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The death of common sense. The left routinely uses “It’s for the children” to push their agenda. But the reality is different. Planned parenthood and men in women’s bathrooms shows the truth. People are either living in fear or are apathetic. What ever happened to courage and sacred Honor? Especially when it is for the children.
David DeGerolamo
David, you’re missing the point. The children are irrelevant. We now live in the 21st Century Sodom. What you and I and others who hold to basic laws of nature and morality need to be doing is looking out for how to dodge the incoming rain of fire and sulfur. It will surely come just as night follows day.
I love this guy. I am from the same parish that he is from. I am so proud of JBE. I voted twice for him when he ran for gov. against Vitter, and that was before 7 am. I had to go to work, but I would have voted at least once more for him if I had not had to leave and go to work. I loved the way he changed Jindal’s order not allowing unemployed, able bodied young males to receive benefits, and that was changed before JBE was even in office a week. I guess JBE just loves helping people who can help themselves. LA. was standing near the cesspool before JBE was elected, but now we are almost neck deep in “poop” as the saying goes. Are there any patriots left in my area, near Hammond?
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Jesus the Christ