Amendment would require Oklahoma businesses to bring religious beliefs out of the closet

[Newsjock]

Source: KFOR-TV

An amendment to a controversial piece of legislation is making waves across Oklahoma. House Bill 1371, which was proposed by Rep. Chuck Strohm, would create the Oklahoma Religious Freedom Act. The bill would give businesses the right to refuse service to customers if it is against their religious beliefs.

... Now, an Oklahoma representative has proposed an amendment that would require those businesses to be open about their beliefs.

Rep. Emily Virgin’s amendment would require “any person not wanting to participate in any of the activities set forth in subsection A of this section based on sexual orientation, gender identity or race of either party to the marriage shall post notice of such refusal in a manner clearly visible to the public in all places of business, including websites. The notice may refer to the person’s religious beliefs, but shall state specifically which couples the business does not serve by referring to a refusal based upon sexual orientation, gender identity or race.”

Read more: http://kfor.com/2015/03/11/amendment-would-require-oklahoma-businesses-to-bring-religious-beliefs-out-of-the-closet/

[niyad]

1. well, this ought to be fun!

[dhill926]

2. shine a light on the fucking cockroaches...

[calimary]

25. Well, if they feel it necessary to dictate, let 'em wear it out in public for everyone to see.

Maybe if they were required to post their cherished discriminatory practices out in the open, in print, in their front windows or whatever, it'd be like their very own self-inflicted scarlet letter.

Maybe we ought to go one step further and require that all those nice folks with their sheets and hoods be required to wear signs in public that label themselves as KKK members in the workplace or out shopping or watching their kids play football or something. Or maybe they should be required to wear that shit-of-a-costume full-time. Be out in the open. Don't hide under the cover of secret covens and in-the-dark after the sun goes down like cowards who need to operate in the shadows with those shitty "beliefs" of yours that you still hold so dear. Just the same thing for those lovely valiant "courageous" jihadis. If you're so convinced your path is the righteous one, then why are you hiding your faces like cowards. Stand up out in the open and let's see you. If you're so proud of your beliefs, then show your fucking faces. Let the world see who you are.

[dsc]

3. Honestly I could live with this as a compromise when it comes to non essential

services. Surely we can't let doctors and the like of that get away with this non sense but we sure can let bakeries and the like do so.

[BrotherIvan]

15. No we can't because it is discrimination

Giving any legitemacy to bigotry is a slippery slope. Our Supreme Court has merely greased the skids.

[blkmusclmachine]

18. +1000

[valerief]

4. Whoa. If this happens, we might GMO labeling someday. nt

[logosoco]

5. So, these businesses can't operate on Sundays, or sell clothing of mixed fibers

or cut hair in a certain way or have employees with tattoos. Right? Since they're all about their "religious beliefs"!

[Jamastiene]

28. Eating rabbits is an abomination too.

So, they can't serve anyone who eats rabbits and they can't serve rabbit either.

It's from Leviticus, a favorite among homophobes.

[PSPS]

6. "... or race of either party to the marriage shall post notice of such..."

Next stop: "No blacks will be served due to religious beliefs." This is really where they all want this to go. It's all still about "that ni**er in the white house."

[uppityperson]

7. So any business can refuse any category but must post a notice? w.t.f. WTF?!?

[geek tragedy]

8. yes, force the bigots to publicly own their bigotry so they can be boycotted out of business nt

[jberryhill]

9. Amen

[lonestarnot]

10. snort.

[jberryhill]

11. oh my... I missed the irony completely

[lonestarnot]

13. Oh no you did n't.

[BrotherIvan]

17. No, let's stick with the laws that say that discrimination is illegal

Let's make them stronger. Let's not give an inch to insane, hateful bigots.

[blkmusclmachine]

19. +1000

[BrotherIvan]

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[Tess49]

23. This is exactly why Emily Virgin added this to this bill. She is young, a lawyer, and a Democrat.

She is my state representative, and I think she will go far in politics. She's way out numbered in the Okla Legislature. She worked with the ACLU and the LGBT community to write this amendment. This way, I will at least know who to boycott. Check her out.

[jberryhill]

12. "White's Only"?

What is it with bigots and punctuation?

[uppityperson]

14. punctuation is are freind's

[lonestarnot]

16. Whites is only. Snort WTF

[blkmusclmachine]

20. Spelin' and punkteaatin' are for commies. Homeskol, fuk ya!!!1!

Sounds like Oklahoma.

[DeSwiss]

21. K&R

- So apparently in this evolutionary-regression process that the country's going through, we've reached the 1930s......

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[seabeckind]

24. Excellent defense against this disgusting bill.

Coincidentally an almost identical religious freedom bill was introduced in Indiana.

My how these little minds all "think" alike.

Or at least copy from the same source. I think there ought to be a notation on all bills introduced that say exactly where it originated. Turn that rock over.

[father founding]

26. George, Tom and Ben are on spin cycle.

This is so unconstitutional, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore because of the Honorable Chertoff Act.

[Jamastiene]

27. Shining lights on cockroaches tends to make them scatter.

I wonder how many businesses will be all for this and follow it openly. This should be interesting to watch.