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| Center For American Progress Panel: End 'Christian Privilege' In Name Of Religious Freedom | ||||
| 2013-12-14 | ||||
[BREITBART] A panel discussion sponsored by John Podesta's Center for American Progress (CAP)
Gaddy argued that the left's view of religious liberty comes from an originalist reading of the Constitution that was universally understood in the early days of the nation. He said that, unfortunately, the American people have become "confused" and misled about the issue of religious liberty by the United States Catholic bishops.
"See, I grew up in a part of the country where we really believed in religious liberty but we really enforced bondage on everyone else, and it was because we were Christians and we had the Bible," Gaddy said. Similarly, ACLU senior counsel Eunice Rho continued the narrative that religious beliefs work to justify discriminatory behavior. Rho denounced attempts to pass a Religious Freedom Restoration Act in various states. "These are very dangerous because they can allow religion to be used to harm others," Rho said.
"I don't think we don't want to go down that road again," Gaddy said, and later agreed with another panel participant who said that liberals "need to start educating, and calling out, Christians for trying to exercise 'Christian privilege.'" | ||||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 This is sponsored by the guy who's Obama's new chief of staff, right? Do these people know what fire they're playing with? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-12-14 23:46 |
| #6 Ditto OS. Apologies 'might' be appropriate to the late John Demjanjuk. Per usual, the working man and life-long taxpayer is hunted down jailed until dead. The super wealthy become international celebs. Same war, similar crimes. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-14 16:18 |
| #5 Soros. If I cared as little for my life as he does for others, he would have been dead long ago. Too bad such incivl nazi-helpers like him get the protection of common decency from the rest of us. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-12-14 16:10 |
| #4 correction: Notice how this Gaddy's instance that dictating to the florest's who he can do business with is a liberty. (posting at 3AM....) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-12-14 06:08 |
| #3 In America, you used to have have the liberty to choose who you will do business with, and who you choose not to do business with. FIFY - see Affordable Care Act, etc... Notice how this Gaddy's instance that dictating to the florest's who he can do business with whoever they choose is a liberty. What Gaddy would like is something like they have in Muslim Countries. Christians can only practice their religion in secret and only if it's approved (i.e. supports abortion, opposes death penalty, etc...). Cannot display any Christian symbols or sing / praise God / worship / pray openly where someone might see it. Only the approved religions (Atheism, Obamaism, and of course Islam - because otherwise they will start sawing heads) are allowed to be practiced openly. And of course leave your morals and ethics at the door. Christians and Jews, of course, are third class citizens. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-12-14 06:06 |
| #2 Gaddy likened Christian florists who refuse to provide services to gay weddings due to religious beliefs to employers who would post "whites only" signs in their storefronts. Muslim florists are OK though. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-12-14 05:19 |
| #1 Gaddy likened Christian florists who refuse to provide services to gay weddings due to religious beliefs to employers who would post "whites only" signs in their storefronts. Last time I was out and about around town, noticed that there were plenty of gay florists. In America, you have the liberty to choose who you will do business with, and who you choose not to do business with. |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo McCoy1948 2013-12-14 01:32 |