This is a very sad day in America. There are a number of these discrimination bills out there waiting on votes and signatures. Gov. Pence had the opportunity to stand on the side of freedom and veto the bill on his desk. Instead, he held a very private signing. We, collective we as American citizens, have fought long, difficult battles to bring about equal rights in this country.
In effect, the governor has violated the US Constitution, Amendment 1, which says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Certainly, the mind of the authors and of the court to this point has been to stay out of religion. However, since the Dominionists of the Republican Party have literally by coup overtaken the party, we are seeing more and more of these attempts to subvert the US Constitution. But creating laws that allow people in very public jobs and other positions to simply say they won't serve you because being gay, or being black, or being Asian, is offensive to their religion, sets up a scary precedent. The slippery slope on this one could very easily lead to terrible consequences for being a minority in this country. Already, a California state senator submitted an amendment to their state constitution that allows for the murdering of gay people. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/lawyer-killing-gays-sodomit…} The direction in which this country is headed is very disconcerting. One pastor suggested lgbt people should be put in concentration camps and slowly left to die. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/north-carolina-pastor-gay-r…)
My dear friends, regardless of what you believe about the lgbt population, we are people who deserve equal rights and compassion. Regardless of what you think of us, we must all live in harmony with one another. And if you are a Christian, truly you know in your heart that your Savior would require of you compassion and love. Remember I Cor. 13:13 which says, "13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." These resolutions and amendments are NOT of God, not of the Spirit of the Christ, and certainly not loving in any way.
Regardless of your personal faith, certainly you cannot in your heart of hearts think that those simply by virtue of not being like you, deserve encampment, prejudice and death. I must believe in my heart that God, by whatever Name you address Him/Her, is a loving God. And if you believe in Jesus as Savior, there is no way to justify support of these policies.
