ENDA – Family Council

Killing the Duck that Laid the Golden Eggs

Dec 19, 2013Jerry1 CommentHomosexuality, Religious FreedomCurrent Events, Duck Dynasty, ENDA, Homosexuality, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty

You may have seen the news this week that A&E has indefinitely suspended Phil Robertson from filming the hit reality show ‘Duck Dynasty.’

Phil made comments in an interview with GQ calling homosexuality a sin and referencing scripture. His discussion was graphic and doesn’t win a lot of points for tact, but then again, if you watch the show, you know Phil Robertson doesn’t always beat around the bush.

Of course, when GLAAD and others read Phil’s comments, they immediately put in calls to A&E, who airs the show. A&E responded with a statement that read in part:

“[Phil’s] personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”

Here’s the problem. Say what you will, but Phil Robertson was articulating his deeply-held religious convictions concerning sexual sin (if you read the interview, you know he doesn’t limit the discussion to homosexuality). A&E even says in its statement that these are Phil Robertson’s “personal views” and not those of the network. They could have left it at that; they could have simply said, “Phil believes what he believes; we disagree, but what he believes is his business.” Television networks do that all the time when stars say or do things that are controversial. Instead they fired him.

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CA Group Collects Signatures to Repeal ‘Bathroom’ Law

Nov 13, 2013JerryCurrent Events, ENDACurrent Events, ENDA, Homosexuality

California recently passed a law permitting K-12 students who self-identify as “transgender” to pick which bathroom they use at school and which sports team they try out for; this means a biological boy who considers himself a girl could use the women’s restroom and try out for sports like girls’ basketball.

Needless to say, the law is extremely controversial. It violates the privacy of students, but a California group has been gathering petition signatures to repeal the law.

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U.S. Senate Passes ENDA with Pryor’s Help, Boozman’s Opposition

Nov 7, 2013JerryENDAENDA, Homosexuality

sen-pryor-photo sen-boozman-photo On Thursday the United States Senate voted to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).

Senator Boozman voted against ENDA. Senator Pryor voted for ENDA. You can see a breakdown of the votes here.

Despite its name, ENDA is not about preventing discrimination. It injects sexual preferences and sexual expression into the workplace, and it will prevent religious employers from establishing employee guidelines in keeping with their deeply-held religious beliefs.

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