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Originally Posted by fxashun  I think it's just too convenient to blame "religion" on anyone who finds something amiss with homosexuality. | I didn't say that. I agree, different people have different reasons for their intolerance.
But the people and organizations I quoted obviously object to gay people on religious grounds, and think that the Constitution should protect their "right" to fire gay people. Quote:
Originally Posted by fxashun If a business owner doesn't want to work with a gay person, why should they be forced to. No one forces a small business to hire women, any particular ethnicity, or religion. Why should they be forced to hire and retain a gay person they don't want to be around. | No one is forcing anyone to hire gay people. This isn't affirmative action.
But if an employer hires someone, and that person is later discovered to be gay, ENDA protects that person from being fired for being gay. If it turns out the person isn't doing a good job, the employer can certainly fire the person for that cause. But being gay alone is no longer legal grounds to fire someone.
I just can't imagine any rational, reasonable person thinking this is a bad thing. Quote:
Originally Posted by fxashun If I owned a company where I knew we dropped the "fag" bomb on a regular basis, the last thing I would want to do is hire a gay person and set myself up for a harassment lawsuit. | Actually, that would be the second-to-last thing you would want to do.
Because apparently from your description, the LAST thing you would want to do is change the culture/policy of your company such that "dropping the fag bomb" would no longer be acceptable.
Personally, I think it would be easier to tell the employees to clean up their act, or even pay to send them for a couple hours of diversity sensitivity training than deal with a possible anti-gay hiring bias lawsuit, but that's just me. |