City Bible: 1 - Gays: 1
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by catalyst into the Pastor Hank, Politics categoryWell, they did it, folks. They tied the score; the gays are on the board.
Gay and lesbian Oregonians won a victory 34 years in the making Thursday when the Legislature passed a law protecting them from discrimination in housing, work and public places
However, City Bible Church, led by coach Nashif and assistant coach Nick Graham, haven't quite given up.
Opponents argued the law was not needed and gives special rights to gays and lesbians. The law raises questions, such as what constitutes discrimination against cross-dressers or what is required of public schools, said Nick Graham, spokesman for the Oregon Family Council, a nonprofit Christian group that opposed the bill.
"They broadened it out quite a bit," said Tim Nashif, political director for the Oregon Family Council. He said that while the council still opposes the law, it felt like it was heard.
The council is weighing whether to challenge the bill by collecting 55,179 signatures of registered voters and putting the measure on the November 2008 ballot, Nashif said. If it is not challenged, the law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2008.
Guess that mass email alert by Frank Damazio didn't quite garner the bump in support, the church was hoping for. So sad! Oh well, I look forward to the November 2008 showdown at the Oregon Ballot box. Who will take the lead?
I'll see if I can create a Gay Madness Bracket for 2008. We can place bets on who wins. I trust it'll be a smashing good time.
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April 21st, 2007 at 8:20 am
This is funny that no one has commented about this! Although I am not surprised… What is it about the gays that is so scary? Is it crazy that someone would want rights and respect wherever they work? I am not so sure that’s it. Maybe it’s that “stereotypically the gay dress better than some of the ladies out there which makes men and women uncomfortable.
April 21st, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I find it fascinating that straight, white men fought to keep this law from being passed when they are part of the group of people who would discriminate against gays when it comes to housing/work.
Also, I don’t think that any straight, white man can say that someone has not given them a job or let them live somewhere because they were straight or because they were white. They do not live with that fear or that possibility.
Discrimination is a reality — it has happened and continues to happen. People look at the victories in the past (right to vote, workplace equality, etc), and think it’s all good. But the fact is that it still happens. I don’t care what someone’s personal beliefs are about gays/lesbian — they are human beings and deserve to have the same rights and privileges as every other human being. What is that one saying? Do unto others…?
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:24 am
Was it just two years ago that Focus On The Family was Duke and Dr. Dobson was Coach K? But they’ve slipped. Overreached. Read too many of their own press clippings and began to believe they were invincible. The greatest ever. Then without anyone even noticing, Virginia Tech, of all people, comes in and beats you in your HOUSE!
The gays are Virginia Tech. Uhhhh…..only different.
BTW…three cheers for the Hokies. They want us to remember something terrible happened there, but they don’t want to be defined by it. Certainly not by NBC.
April 24th, 2007 at 4:28 am
My friend Ilya goes there thank God he wasn’t injured.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:00 am
This is the thing. This isn’t a gay or straight problem. NO ONE should be descriminated against. Why do we need special groups. Why don’t we just say, everyone is to be treated equal.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:27 am
Can’t we all just…… get along?