Jack Daniels and Country Music Television team up to defeat hate bill

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press

Thursday, December 15, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost 200 Tennessee companies are aligning against proposals they fear would encourage discrimination.

The group Tennessee Thrives says the state must stay welcoming, regardless of race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Companies involved include HCA, FedEx, Jack Daniels and Country Music Television.

A new Tennessee law lets mental health counselors refuse patients treatment based on the therapist’s religious or personal beliefs. Calling it a “hate bill,” the American Counseling Association cancelled a Nashville convention.

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[msongs]

1. "Sorry, despite how mentally ill they might be we do not provide counseling to xtians" turn about is

fair when it comes to refusing services based on religious beliefs

[Ken Burch]

2. That would mean a lot of saints and martyrs would be denied treatment.

If you read what some of those folks did in the name of "the faith", you'd have to figure they'd end up on 72-hour holds if they were around today.

[Ken Burch]

3. I'm guessing this is about letting "Christian" therapists to refuse to treat LGBTQ people

unless the "treatment" those folks seek is "conversion therapy".

[riversedge]

4. Good to see this.

[mountain grammy]

5. It is good to see these companies take a stand.

that's what it going to take.

[mainstreetonce]

6. Country yokels

You have come a long way from Dixie Chicking

Proud to be a Red Neck Woman Hell Yeah!

"always be gentle and kind". Tim McGraw

Great stand,CMT

[Feeling the Bern]

7. CMT is going to piss off their redneck fan base. From my experience, most country "music" fans

sleep and wear their sheets.

[resistance2016]

8. "If you so much as mention any God, I'm leaving and not coming back."

Is they very first thing I tell any and all of my counselors/psychiatrists/doctors. Having suffered from major depression for most of my life, I've seen plenty of them. I do this because the very first counselor I ever went to, within minutes of speaking to her, she suggested I simply "pray" for my depression to go away. She ended up in tears due to what I told her afterwards, and I never spoke to her again. I've not had any other mental health people preaching to me since.

[Duppers]

9. ...

Although I'm not gay, I had a similar experience myself. Too down to fight back, I just never returned and stopped payment on my check. I consider those idiots to be scam artists. In fact, this is the EXACT way I began phone screening any potential therapist. You'd be surprised at how many refuse to answer any question about "god."