A vote is just around the corner on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) — a bill that gives homosexuals special rights in the workplace. New language in the legislation removes the category of "gender identity" and supposedly protects religious organizations, but employers are still put between a rock and a hard place.
“We still have the problem that 'actual or perceived sexual orientation' now would be considered a protected category," said Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst with Focus on the Family Action. "And we’ve only granted protected status to seven categories under federal law.”
Matt Barber with Concerned Women for America said ENDA doesn’t protect the freedom of conscience for Christians who run secular businesses.
“For instance, if a business owner who owned a small landscaping company was a Christian, and he chose to not hire individuals who were engaging in immoral sexual behavior, this bill would not protect him," he told Family News in Focus.
Horne’s conclusion: ENDA is bad for business.
“A corporation’s identity," she said, "depends upon its freedom to make employment decisions that further its business needs and goals.”
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CitizenLink Managing Editor Stuart Shepard takes a look at ENDA and Newton's Third Law.
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