You wouldn’t think so.
The House of Representatives held a hearing last week on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009. ENDA, as it’s called:
- Extends federal employment discrimination protections currently provided based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age and disability to sexual orientation and gender identity
- Prohibits public and private employers, employment agencies and labor unions from using an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for employment decisions, such as hiring, firing, promotion or compensation
- Provides for the same procedures, and similar, but somewhat more limited, remedies as are permitted under Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Applies to Congress and the federal government, as well as employees of state and local governments
That list is from the Human Rights Campaign.
But ENDA does not apply to religious groups. So religious groups are free to hire and fire at will in accordance with their theology. And if their theology does not allow them to practice fairness toward, say, homosexuals, then they are free to continue discriminating.
I get the separation of church and state. I don’t get the hatred.
And thanks, Ms., for the link.
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