LGBT News Trans Woman Stops Attempted Repeal of Fairness Ordinance

The thing is, Leviticus is not viable for Christians. Only the Jews should be reading from that scripture. Christians who preach from the Old Testament don't know anything about their own religion to talk about it.

 

Didn't you get the amendment notice? The rest of leviticus is invalid for christians. But they have quotes of jesus saying that one solitary verse needs to be observed.

 

What simply baffles me is that government officials are allowed to vote according to their religions beliefs while there is supposed to be a seperation of church and state

 

I'm afraid that wouldn't help. I agree that the US needs to work on its separation, but for other reasons. You can't exactly ban religious politicians though - that wouldn't be secularism at all - and like it or not, many religious people draw morality from their religions. And they vote accordingly. To ban homophobic voting would be completely impractical, anyway. And would lead to there being no vote in the first place.

 

Galatians 3:1-29

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 18 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

19 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

 

To Pamela: you go girl!

 

It's sad that these things should even be left up to anyone to decide,
They're a human right,
Not some petty rules we can bend and change according to the whims of what the leaders at the time see fit to serve their purpose.

 

That was Epic!

 

That an awesome lady!!! Seriously brought a smile to my face!

 

Damn. I was about to say "that takes some serious balls", but then I realized. But seriously, that is bravery beyond bravery. This made me smile.

About the bible, I am not that familiar with it. So I don't know how correctly the quote was used in making her point, but the thing is, it did make her point. That's awesome.