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Georgia House Bill 757 is a new bit of religious freedom legislation currently in the late stages of the approval process that would prevent the government from penalizing organizations that deny social, educational or charitable services that violate such faith-based organizations sincerely held religious belief. The bill also has language that handcuffs the state governments ability to substantially burden a persons exercise of religion even if the burden results from a law, rule, regulation, ordinance or resolution of general applicability.
In practical terms, this bill would be a check on the civil rights of gay people in Georgia. Its transparently not about guaranteeing religious liberties or anything nearly that noble. Here, look what this State Senator told the New York Times:
757 breezed through Goergias legislature, and it now sits with Governor Nathan Deal. Deal has been public about his hesitancy to sign a bill this hateful, and he appears to be carefully weighing his options. The NFL has stepped into the fight, and they released the following statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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mdbl
(4,973 posts)At least it brings to light what's been going on in Georgia State Govt.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)the Super Bowl can bring a lot of cash to a city.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,985 posts)No excuse for bigotry.
Don't like homosexuality? Then don't have sex with someone who's the same gender. Otherwise leave people alone.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)After all, the owners of the Falcons can't do a blessed thing about the dimwit laws the Georgia Legislature decides to enact. But the NFL can do something about an owner whose team nickname discriminates on the basis of race. Unless the NFL is really trying to express its tolerance and inclusion of despicable racism while telling the targets of that racism that they don't really matter in the larger scheme of their multi-billion dollar industry.