GOP approves pro-Bible, anti-transgender stances in party platform
Source: Dallas News
CLEVELAND In the first real test of party unity ahead of their national convention next week, Republican delegates broke with their presumptive nominee Donald Trump on transgender rights but gave preliminary approval to his desire to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
Ahead of their convention to be held here next week, the 112 members of the GOP party's platform committee debated issues as diverse as public education and prairie chicken. They shot down multiple attempts by a small group to soften the platform's anti-transgender and gay rights language, and approved of efforts to force the federal government to hand over all public lands to states.
Of any issue, the full platform committee spent the longest time discussing whether to encourage states to teach the Bible as a literature elective in public schools. The proposal was ultimately adopted.
Any language approved by the platform committee this week will have to be given a final stamp of approval next week by the full convention. The platform is the collection of the party's official positions on public policy issues. It's non-binding, and many candidates and officeholders stake out their own positions.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160711-gop-approves-pro-bible-anti-transgender-stances-in-party-platform.ece
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Was Don the Con able to slip in the proviso that one of his companies would be the prime contractor for same?
Initech
(100,082 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)YUCK, they're different Mommy!
forest444
(5,902 posts)Except the kids say "they're going to Hell, mommy!" - and that's just if they know you have an Agnostic parent!
(the mom, btw, will whisper "that's right sweetie; don't look."
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)Last year they were all aware of transgender people and yet
had very little opinion about them and were not interested in their bathroom habits
It was all about gays getting married back then
And gay adoption
And before that abortion doctors
And before that .....
Haters gotta hate
& their leaders know that!
hibbing
(10,098 posts)Unfortunately, none of it is funny.
Peace
chapdrum
(930 posts)As if being a transgendered person isn't difficult enough.
Solly Mack
(90,775 posts)Only way to feel good about themselves is to drag other people down.
Democat
(11,617 posts)The next generation of voters will never support a party who hates gay and transgender people.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Ohioans in poll oppose choice for transgender bathroom use
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/06/23/poll-transgender-bathroom-olympics.html
In those "Rust Belt Swing States" this is a losing issue for us.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)in much of the country this year.
We won't need to sacrifice our principles to win this year, on this or many other issues that would normally give one political pause.
But I am concerned with his poll numbers in those important states. Hopefully Hillary can start to open up a comfortable lead.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)That teaching the bible in public school is just as repulsive. And the whole 'literature' thing is a big fig leaf.
If taught as literature the class would include scrutiny and criticism. What are the chances of that happening?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)There are so many allegories to Biblical stories throughout literature that reading the Bible in that context would be enormously helpful. It might also help get across the idea that it is just a collection of myths.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)But do you think that is how it will be taught in BFE Oklahoma?
The first time little Suzie comes home and tell mom and dad that today she learned that Noah and the flood was a myth, there would be hell to pay.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I often forget just how many Americans there are who think Noah's Ark really did have two of every animal on it.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)sakabatou
(42,159 posts)stopbush
(24,396 posts)stems from Christians believing the Buy-bull is the word of god.
If they weren't Xians, they wouldn't be anti-transgender, or misogynists or hold any of the myriad hatreds and prejudices that stem from their religious beliefs.
As Hitchens said, religion poisons everything.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Kind of a ridiculous statement to make, with all due respect.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)have its basis in religion, with that religion being Xianity in this country.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Not just Christians.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)You ignore my other point that in THIS country, the hatred flows from Xians, who make up the vast majority of the population.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)It's not limited to Christians.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)I refer you back to the OP, which is what I thought we were discussing.
Or perhaps you can name the non-Xians in the GOP who are responsible for putting anti-transgender language into the R platform.
uriel1972
(4,261 posts)Night Watchman
(743 posts)JBoy
(8,021 posts)On the wrong side of history.
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)sofa king
(10,857 posts)Is there a single bowl of cornflakes that Republicans have not pissed in, this year?
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)And, "We support an authoritarian government, and will make you do whatever the F we please." And, "We love Taliban Christians."