ENDA, H.R. 3685 is a dangerous bill to business owners and people of faith

As early as Wednesday (October 24, 2007), The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) H.R. 3685 is expected to be debated and voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives. If signed into law, ENDA would place "sexual orientation" into a category similar to race, gender and age and FORCE employers and even Christian businesses, Boy Scouts, universities, schools religious radio and television stations and daycares to violate their religious beliefs by hiring applicants whose behavior is considered sinful and bizarre.

H.R. 3685 will use the force of law to require people of faith to hire job applicants whose behavior could fall into at least thirty sexual orientations as have been defined by The American Psychiatric Association in "What Is A Sexual Orientation?" WARNING: these definitions are graphic. 

Proponents of the bill quickly point to a "religious exemption" in the bill, but experts agree that it is a sham. Click here for a legal analysis of ENDA from Alliance Defense Fund attorneys.

Could a Christian bookstore be forced to hire outspoken homosexual employees? If liberals have their way, yes. ENDA would prohibit employers from making employment decisions - such as hiring, promotions and firing - based on an individual's "actual or perceived sexual orientation."

ENDA affords special protection to a group that is not disadvantaged. The issue is not job discrimination: It is whether private businesses and religious organizations will be forced by law to accommodate homosexual activists' attempts to legitimize homosexual behavior.
 

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The House Education and Labor Committee has already passed ENDA and it now goes to the full House for a vote. I urge you to send an email to your U.S. Representative asking him or her to vote NO on any version of ENDA being proposed. 

It's especially important for lawmakers to hear from Christian business owners and associations. Clearly, this is an enormous threat to the freedom of religion and also places unfair burdens on businesses, which should be allowed to make employment decisions based on their religious convictions and business needs.