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California Considers.....as ‘bathroom Bill’ Becomes Law by peteregwu(m): 2:12am On Aug 16, 2013
California Considers Punishing Youth
Groups Against Homosexuality As
‘Bathroom Bill’ Becomes Law

On the same day that the governor of
California signed a bill into law
mandating that boys who identify as
girls be allowed to use girls’
bathrooms and vice versa, a
California committee approved
legislation which would cause any
non-profit organizations that do not
embrace homosexuals to lose tax-
exempt status.
Senate Bill 323 (SB323) was first
introduced in mid-February by
Ricardo Lara, a Democratic state
senator from Los Angeles. Lara is
himself an open homosexual, as well
as a member of the California
Legislative LGBT Caucus. According
to the bill’s introduction, SB323
would “provide that an organization
that is a public charity youth
organization that discriminates on
the basis of gender identity, race,
sexual orientation, nationality,
religion, or religious affiliation is not
exempt from [state taxes].”
Later in the legislation, approximately
25 youth organizations are
specifically listed as entities that
would have to embrace these “gender
identity” and “sexual orientation”
guidelines, or else lose their tax-
exempt standing. Little League, Boy
Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Young Men’s Christian Association,
Young Women’s Christian
Association, Future Farmers of
America, Future Homemakers of
America, 4-H Clubs, Boys’ Clubs, and
Girls’ Clubs are all included.
On Monday afternoon, California’s
Committee on Revenue and Taxation
held a hearing on SB323, and
eventually approved the legislation
by a 6-3 vote. Now the bill moves
forward to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Proponents of SB323—commonly
referred to as the “Anti-Boy Scouts
Bill”—herald the legislation as a long-
overdue measure to end unfair
discrimination in many organizations.
John O’Conner of Equality California
said the bill would “make it clear …
that discrimination has a real cost,”
and Senator Lara described his bill as
a means to end organizations’
“outdated practices.”
“Our state values the important role
that youth groups play in the
empowerment of our next
generation,” Lara stated. “This is
demonstrated by rewarding
organizations with tax exemptions
supported financially by all
Californians. SB323 seeks to end the
unfortunate discriminatory and
outdated practices by certain youth
groups by revoking their tax
exemption privilege should they not
comply with our non-discrimination
laws.”
However, a news release from Lori
Arnold of the California Family
Alliance argued that the “Anti-Boy
Scouts Bill” is both self-contradicting
and unconstitutional.
“The irony of the proposed law,”
Arnold wrote, “is that its blatant use
of extortion—by holding nonprofit
groups financially hostage—instills
its own form of discrimination by
trampling individual and
organizational religious beliefs by
labeling them ‘outdated practices,’
practices that are protected by the
First Amendment.”
Similarly, Matthew McReynolds of the
Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) stated
that “the bill’s imposition of ‘gender
identity’ acceptance on virtually all
youth sports in California is
untenable and out of step with the
reasonable privacy expectations,” and
also “establishes a gender-blind
scheme that most parents believe to
be absurd.”
On the very same day as the SB323
committee hearing, California
Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 1266
into law—a bill that allows boys who
identify as girls to use girls’
bathrooms at school, and vice versa.
As previously reported, California
lawmakers overwhelmingly approved
the “Bathroom Bill” last month, even
though the bill’s author—Democratic
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano—
admitted that the new measures will
“perhaps” make some children
“uncomfortable.”
“I don’t want to minimize that,”
Ammiano said, according to the BBC,
“but new experiences are often
uncomfortable. That can’t be an
excuse for prejudice.”
However, Brad Dacus, president of
the Pacific Justice Institute, told
Christian News Network that the
enforcement of AB 1266 will lead to
instances of “extreme violation of
[students’] privacy,” with
“horrendous” mental and emotional
ramifications.
Dacus further said that both SB323
and AB 1266 are being driven by
those who want non-traditional
sexual behavior accepted and
protected in every arena.
“The common motive,” he explained,
“is to inoculate anyone who has any
objection to homosexuality or
transsexuality, and [both bills are]
specifically targeting young people.
The goal is to make transsexuality,
cross-dressing, and homosexuality a
cultural norm—not just as a matter of
tolerance, but as a matter of socially-
mandated acceptance.”
“It’s a massive demoralizing
campaign which is being engaged in
at the expense of countless young
people who will be unquestionably
impacted,” he said.
www.prophecynewswatch.com/2013/August15/151a.html
Re: California Considers.....as ‘bathroom Bill’ Becomes Law by bigt2(m): 4:37am On Aug 16, 2013
Off i go! To enrol as a girl. I am a lesbian boygrin this is madness!
Re: California Considers.....as ‘bathroom Bill’ Becomes Law by Chanchit: 5:12am On Aug 16, 2013
shocked Holy spirit..! Pls, come take over the world..... Majek Fashek.




Ok, na me get the "pls & come" wei dey there.

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