Bill in Iowa House aims to protect same-sex marriage objectors

[Swede]

It would be legal for an Iowa business owner who cites religious beliefs to refuse to provide jobs, housing, goods or services to people involved in a marriage that violates his or her religious convictions, according to a bill an Iowa House subcommittee will consider on Wednesday.

House Study Bill 50, called the Religious Conscience Protection Act, would allow a person, business or organization such as a charity or fraternal group to deny services without fear of facing a civil claim or lawsuit if they think doing so would validate or recognize same-sex relationships.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110208/NEWS10/102080371/Bill-in-Iowa-House-aims-to-protect-same-sex-marriage-objectors

[Sal Minella]

1. Fundies need a law so they can discriminate against wimmin, too.

A motel owner might rent a room to a woman, and she might could use it to set up her own little prostitution business, committing sin on a Christian's property.

So the law should allow a landlord to refuse to rent to women, who frequently lure innocent men into sin.

/sarcasm

[abq e streeter]

2. Awesome; then there could be a campaign to refuse all those things to married republicans

.I'm sure there are many, many decent Iowans whose religious beliefs are in direct contradiction to the bigotry and ignorance espoused by the republican party. Those favoring this bill could hardly object to being themselves discriminated against if they offended a prospective employer's, store owner's, landlord's etc religious beliefs...

[bullwinkle428]

3. These bastards are doing everything they can to put bigotry on the books.

:mad:

[Lil Missy]

4. Like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.

[Wounded Bear]

5. The Religious Bigotry Protection Act

More accurate label, there.

[msongs]

6. great, then everyone else can discriminate against them on religious grounds too nt

[toddaa]

7. Jim Crow Part II

Iowa has some real fucking morons.

[xchrom]

8. Oy. Nt

[Swede Atlanta]

9. Then it should be fine......

for a business to refuse someone a job because they are a Jew, Christian, Muslim, etc. This crap has to stop somewhere. A person's sexual orientation is irrelevant to their status as a person.