The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would provide special rights based on sexual orientation and "gender identity," is expected to get a committee hearing next week in the U.S. House of Representatives.
ENDA would prevent many parachurch groups and private businesses from making hiring and firing decisions based on their religious convictions.
"ENDA is a litigation minefield and a direct threat to religious liberty in the workplace," Tom Minnery, senior vice president of government and public policy at Focus on the Family Action, wrote in a letter to U.S. representatives.
"What will happen when homosexual or 'transgender' employees object to: religious articles on employees' desks; watercooler discussions about biblical morality; Bible verses taped to cubicle walls; fliers on company bulletin boards advertising discussions concerning traditional marriage?" Minnery asks. "This is already happening in states and municipalities with ENDA-type laws, and many of these cases are in litigation."
The House Education & Labor Committee is expected to hear testimony on the bill — H.R. 3017 — on Sept. 23. President Barack Obama is on record supporting ENDA.
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— Jennifer Mesko
