Sentences with phrase «rights of gay people»

If it does, we are taking a step backwards from so many years of hard work to recognize the human rights of gay people.

The Dems will capitalize on the issue of civil liberties by including the rights of gay people and listing the ways the Bush administration has happily invaded our privacy since 9/11.

The urban, liberal group values the rights of gay people to do things more than they value the rights of religious people to not do things.

Addressing an audience of diplomats in Geneva, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called for the rights of gay people to be respected.

If that's what people in that church believe, I respect their freedom to do so — but we should not kid ourselves that the equal rights of gay people do not need to be regularly restated.

But on the same historic day, several US states passed legislation that restricted the rights of gay people.

if by «bully» you mean, finance groups to aid and restrict the human rights of gay people», then yes.

Just like the Christians who have no remorse for blocking the civil rights of gay people that brings harm to their families, especially during emergencies when they are denied being with their loved ones during death in a hospital and protection for their children.

But I do think that black religious leaders have a responsibility, if they can not support gay marriage, to at least support and fight for the secular rights of gay people.

Not exact matches

«Extending the right to religious freedom, clearly designed for an individual person, to a corporation would have repressive consequences to the American workplace,» says Justin Nelson, president and co-founder of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

The company is also very closely tied to right - wing Republicans, including Rebekah Mercer, co-owner of Breitbart News — a publication known for regularly publishing what The New York Times calls» «hate news» — a toxic mix of lies, white - supremacist content, and bullying that can inspire attacks on Muslims, gay people, women, African Americans, and others.»

«[W] orkplace diversity proposals (which mostly concern rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those seeking more diversity among corporate board members) account for 9 percent of the total number of shareholder resolutions filed so far this year.»

Kenney allies routinely bring up his efforts as immigration minister to bring in gay people persecuted in Iraq and Iran, but there's no mention of him expanding or safeguarding LGBTQ rights for those within Canada.

The fact that I enjoy white privilege does not change the fact that there are people who would want the right to fire me or kick me out of my home simply because I'm gay.

to President Obama's second inaugural, in which he cast the holy places of women's rights, civil rights, and gay rights as the postmodern Bethlehem («We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall»).

I am in favor of gay rights, it's the word marriage, that I believe people are having trouble with, not gays.

im glad no - one believes in demons - the devil or god — and they try to rationalise everything — and discredit the bible — just shows me where we are at in the holy book — see if i remember, the end times come when «scorners and scoffers abound» when — wrong is called right and right is called wrong — and people would be married and given in marriage as in the daysd of noah --- sodom and gammorah had gay issues badly - im just gonna laugh and alaugh and laugh when ya «ll burn - do me a favor — at least read the bible once — see what it says before you — go against it.

a tyrannical government taking the rest of everyone's rights, (not just gays or other races of people).

Fishon, you are probably right about the numbers of churches that specifically ban gay people.

Gay rights campaigner Dan Savage said the idea that churches send out an anti-gay message «totally jibes with my experience and that of millions of other gay and lesbian people.&raqGay rights campaigner Dan Savage said the idea that churches send out an anti-gay message «totally jibes with my experience and that of millions of other gay and lesbian people.&raqgay message «totally jibes with my experience and that of millions of other gay and lesbian people.&raqgay and lesbian people.»

Maybe when Christians stop toting themselves as the moral authority on EVERYTHING and keep their noses out of peoples personal lives AND stop trying to keep taxpaying American citizens from having rights (ie gays)... maybe then they will come into less ridicule.

Perhaps with enough people hammering the issues of abortion and gay marriage, Harris is right to direct her attention and effort to other issues of mercy and justice, but the flavor of the book seems to downplay the importance of traditional marriage, infant life, and the church's role in mercy ministry.

President Barack Obama has come out in personal support of same - sex marriage, has encouraged states to recognize the rights of same - sex couples to marry and even led the movement to abolish Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but he has kept mum on whether or not he believes the Constitution gives gay people the right to marry.

It seems to me that the right - wing of this country is more focused on fire and brimstone issues that divide us like gay marriage and abortion just so they can avoid the fact that their primary reason for their economic platform is to feed people's greed.

People today are so preoccupied with making it illegal to even roll your eye's at the thought of gay marriage meanwhile over the last 10 years the powers that be have removed some of the most basic human rights that even Muslim countries have!

I agree that the cause of fighting for gay rights is definitely one worth fighting for, I just don't want people grabbing and thumping Bibles to do it — conservative, progressive, liberals or New Agers.

I'm certain that had he lived to see a gay rights movement he would have been marching right alongside them as he did for minorities, the poor and oppressed, because it would have been a civil rights matter for him; a matter of justice for, as he said, ALL of God's people.

Look at every over 40 member of your church and see if any of them are spending more time ministering or discussing Jesus than they are freaking out about their gun rights or gay people or Obama.

Because the majority of people disagree, or are opposed to gays having marital rights, doesn't make it «right».

Again and again, Charles hammered home the point that it is not necessary to oppose gay civil rights on Christian principle; but it is necessary to show love and acceptance, because the church has the responsibility of welcoming and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with all people.

While glad to see the change of attitude among conservative Christians with respect to gay civil rights and acceptance of gays as human beings, some persons were troubled over other aspects of the issue.

David Thorstad, a spokesman for the h0m0s rights movement and NAMBLA, clearly states the objectives: «The ultimate goal of the gay liberation movement is the achievement of s freedom for all — not just equal rights for «lesbians and gay men, but also freedom of s expression for young people and children.»

To deny same gender life - partnerships these rights because some people find the thought of gay marriage icky or offensive is discrimination, pure and simple.

Were religious people promoting peace when they voted down gay marriage (a civil rights issue, opponents of which will be viewed in the same light as the opponents against civil rights in the 50s and 60s) You are just so comfortable in the majority, you can't see the prejudice and bias you put on people that aren't like you.

Furthermore, regardless of your belief that being gay is abnormal, denying people the rights you enjoy to marry a consenting adult is simply WRONG.

One outcome of the events surrounding the civil rights controversy in Bloomington has been a new concern to face the myriad questions relating to homosexuality and religion and to minister to the spiritual needs of gay persons.

Heroes of this movement included Germaine Greer and Peter Tatchell, outspoken campaigners for the rights of women and gay people.

Corporations are people and have free speech rights, so businesses should be able to deny services to gays because of their beliefs, but if another corporation doesn't want to enter into a business venture because they found out their future partners are anti-gay bigots that is somehow wrong?

The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the fourteenth amendment of the United States constitution and equal protection of all people» said NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous, a strong backer of gay rights.

He said that before it happens, he must first suffer many things and be rejected of this generation That rejection is what you see going on right now — with the rise of atheism and gays and with people worshipping Lucifer — once that rejection is fully complete, only then shall Jesus come....

Young people, gays and non-gays, have led the gay rights movement, radically changing how gays are perceived, protected and accepted within only a couple of generations.

society needs to stop protecting the rights of gays and lesbians and should focus on our mere extinction if we do nt repent, and hed to the words of CHRIST, we should not be spending even a minute talking about gays, bc the main story is how ignorant and stupid society has become, KNOW THIS, IF YOU REMOVE THE WORDS CHRIST FROM CHRISTMAS AND DECIDE THAT IS NO LONGER A STORY ABOUT A BABY FROM BETHLEHEN AND NOW ITS ABOUT SANTA CLAUS, AND PEOPLE ARE LEARNING TO ACCEPT OTHER RELIGIONS MOVING TO NY THEN YOU CAN EXPECT EVIL AND DISOBIENCE TO PROVAIL how can any group of people who blantenly marry in a church before GOD ALMIGHTY and demand that society accept them, have any place NEXT TO A HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN, WHO IS WITH OUT SIN, ACCEPT THEIPEOPLE ARE LEARNING TO ACCEPT OTHER RELIGIONS MOVING TO NY THEN YOU CAN EXPECT EVIL AND DISOBIENCE TO PROVAIL how can any group of people who blantenly marry in a church before GOD ALMIGHTY and demand that society accept them, have any place NEXT TO A HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN, WHO IS WITH OUT SIN, ACCEPT THEIpeople who blantenly marry in a church before GOD ALMIGHTY and demand that society accept them, have any place NEXT TO A HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN, WHO IS WITH OUT SIN, ACCEPT THEIR SIN.

In contrast, last week — in an unprecedented compromise — Utah passed two bills: one banning discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people; and on protecting the rights of those who object to same - sex marriage on religious grounds.

You defenders of religion keep some interesting company: Osama Bin LLaden, Iraninan Mullahs, Saudi Wahabists (who will cut your head off in public if you preach anything but Islam), Joe Smith who preached that black people did not have souls (the church changed it mind after the civil rights act and are now bigotted against gay people), the Taliban, the pope and his child rapists, ignorant & stupid evangelicals who think that revelations is a roadmap to the future.

Sane people can disagree about whether there ought to be a right to privacy, i.e., about whether it is logically a natural right and if so perhaps ought to be put into the Constitution via amendment, or about whether we (usually at state - level) should pass particular laws, such as ones that legalize gay - marriage, that factually expand what might be called privacy, but no sane U.S. Citizen, gay, straight, liberal, or conservative, should be left ignorant about the Constitution - wounding judicial usurpations done in the name of this right, more of which are planned to be done soon enough.

If you don't want Jews, blacks, whites, gays, Hispanics or any other subset of people on you property, what right does the government have to force you?

The reason that there is so much controversy about being gay whether it is a right, or a wrong thing to do is that much of the truth is not being told to people about YHWH the King.

And, of course, none of this as anything to do with gay people wishing to be married, and being denied the right to do so.

They (you) are the same people, writers, and talk show hosts who defend the «right» of gays (read: qu ee rs) to adopt little boys.

Gay marriage should be decided by people, not the courts, because the majority - elected legislatures, not courts, have historically protected the rights of the minorities.