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This Bizarre Bill Would Protect Discrimination Against Gays—and, Um, Single Mothers
Opponents of marriage equality are pushing a breathtakingly bad bill. By Mark Joseph Stern.
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Seems like something straight out of "The Handmaid's Tale." Some people have a horrific vision for the future of the US.
The almost makes me wonder, who else supports this? and why?
The only Democratic co-sponsor among them is Rep. Daniel Lipinski, for some definition of Democrat.
Wow he is a really odd mix of ideas.
Not single fathers?
I think they state single mothers because the assumption is that a single father is a widower and that the children were born in wedlock. Also it is less common. But there is no reason that has to be true. However, following the widest version of it also includes anyone that has every had any form of premarital sex.
Fathers, too. Biblical law can be as flexible as you like. Apparently under this law, if one had a “moral conviction” that gingers had no souls, one would automatically rise above the law of man in discriminating against them, too. Will of God, you understand.
That's a very good point and true.
Combined with
So following that, anyone that has ever had premarital sex can be fired. It just requires that the office find out about it. Don't think they really thought about that.