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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 01:04 AM Jul 2016

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

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GOP approves pro-Bible, anti-transgender stances in party platform (Original Post) TomCADem Jul 2016 OP
"but gave preliminary approval to his desire to build a wall on the border with Mexico" 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #1
Ugh. Why do they hate trans people so much? Initech Jul 2016 #2
Think about grade school thinking... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #5
You see this a lot if you grow up in the Deep South. forest444 Jul 2016 #6
Just a new hate wave from the same old rabid GOP creeps who rile up their base with something new Person 2713 Jul 2016 #7
That first sentence reads like a comedy sketch hibbing Jul 2016 #3
Repugs continue to devolve. chapdrum Jul 2016 #4
Haters gotta hate. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #8
Democrats should run ads spreading this information Democat Jul 2016 #9
Actually, the exact opposite oberliner Jul 2016 #12
I guess we're lucky that Trump is an even bigger losing issue stopbush Jul 2016 #14
True oberliner Jul 2016 #19
I would like to think GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #17
Bible as literature is a great idea oberliner Jul 2016 #20
Do not disagree GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #23
Good point oberliner Jul 2016 #24
Keep digging the GOP grave my Xtian lovlies Hee Hee Hee and that goes for your little dog too Monk06 Jul 2016 #10
Keep marching backwards! sakabatou Jul 2016 #11
The elephant in the room: all of this hatred and bigotry stopbush Jul 2016 #13
That's definitely not true oberliner Jul 2016 #21
Really? OK, give me a reason for being against LGBT rights that doesn't stopbush Jul 2016 #27
Many religious Jews and Muslims oppose LGBT rights oberliner Jul 2016 #28
Thanks for making my point that the hatred stems from religion. stopbush Jul 2016 #29
Except you keep saying Christians oberliner Jul 2016 #30
In this country, it's 99.999% Christians. stopbush Jul 2016 #32
What a shocking surprise...nt uriel1972 Jul 2016 #15
Gawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd! Night Watchman Jul 2016 #16
There's always gotta be something in their platform that will prove to have been JBoy Jul 2016 #18
So where's that 50% that's the same as ours then? whatthehey Jul 2016 #22
That'll go over great with the Pokemon voters. sofa king Jul 2016 #25
The GOP could have an easy platform. "We hate freedom, diversity and freedom of choice." RKP5637 Jul 2016 #26
They promote "Pray away the gay"conversion therapy in the platform as well. nt m-lekktor Jul 2016 #31
 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
1. "but gave preliminary approval to his desire to build a wall on the border with Mexico"
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 01:09 AM
Jul 2016

Was Don the Con able to slip in the proviso that one of his companies would be the prime contractor for same?

forest444

(5,902 posts)
6. You see this a lot if you grow up in the Deep South.
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 01:24 AM
Jul 2016

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.&quot

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
7. Just a new hate wave from the same old rabid GOP creeps who rile up their base with something new
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 01:32 AM
Jul 2016

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!

Democat

(11,617 posts)
9. Democrats should run ads spreading this information
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 02:41 AM
Jul 2016

The next generation of voters will never support a party who hates gay and transgender people.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
14. I guess we're lucky that Trump is an even bigger losing issue
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:41 AM
Jul 2016

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.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
19. True
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:52 AM
Jul 2016

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)
17. I would like to think
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 08:33 AM
Jul 2016

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)
20. Bible as literature is a great idea
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:53 AM
Jul 2016

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)
23. Do not disagree
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 10:13 AM
Jul 2016

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)
24. Good point
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:02 AM
Jul 2016

I often forget just how many Americans there are who think Noah's Ark really did have two of every animal on it.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
13. The elephant in the room: all of this hatred and bigotry
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:36 AM
Jul 2016

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.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
27. Really? OK, give me a reason for being against LGBT rights that doesn't
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:48 PM
Jul 2016

have its basis in religion, with that religion being Xianity in this country.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
29. Thanks for making my point that the hatred stems from religion.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:25 PM
Jul 2016

You ignore my other point that in THIS country, the hatred flows from Xians, who make up the vast majority of the population.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
32. In this country, it's 99.999% Christians.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:04 AM
Jul 2016

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.

JBoy

(8,021 posts)
18. There's always gotta be something in their platform that will prove to have been
Tue Jul 12, 2016, 09:42 AM
Jul 2016

On the wrong side of history.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
25. That'll go over great with the Pokemon voters.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:34 PM
Jul 2016

Is there a single bowl of cornflakes that Republicans have not pissed in, this year?

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
26. The GOP could have an easy platform. "We hate freedom, diversity and freedom of choice."
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:47 PM
Jul 2016

And, "We support an authoritarian government, and will make you do whatever the F we please." And, "We love Taliban Christians."


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