“Thou shalt not travel to Mississippi” demand the governors of Washington, New York, and Vermont. Mississippi’s new legislation is believed to be mean spirited and discriminatory and thus these governors feel it is in their power to limit travel of their own citizenry.
Reminiscent of the big brother behavior of the Mayor of San Fransisco, who made similar demands of city employees banning travel to North Carolina, these governors are overstepping their authority.
The mayoral panties are all twisted up because North Carolina has passed legislation preventing anti-discrimination protection for lesbian, gay and transgender people thus nullifying a Charlotte ordinance that allowed for transgender bathroom use of the opposite gender.
City workers were banned by the Lee from “non-essential” travel to North Carolina, Truth and Action reports.
The Mississippi legislation is viewed as discriminatory against the LGBT community, yet in actuality it protects all citizens of Mississippi from government over reach by protecting “sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations.”
Citizens of Mississippi who hold religious convictions are given the freedom to exercise their faith without repudiation. Under this legislation, people of faith will be protected if they deny wedding services to same-sex couples. It also allows employers to take their religious beliefs to inform such work place values such as dress code and bathroom or locker access.
The legislation does not remove civil rights from any one group, but strengthens the First Amendment for all.
As an Alabamian, I’m proud of Mississippi for standing up for people religious beliefs!
Try the I 20 between Jackson, Ms and LA line! Tell me that again!
Good reason for me to go
That must be new, Tom. It has been a while since I ventured there. Birmingham roads are pathetic.
300 years of slavery
Please wait until after the election. Obama could instigate martial law. He will have forces killing citizens. Don’t give him a reason…
Sharon Estes Wilkerson
I understand what you’re saying. But what I’m saying is that these other groups are finally getting some recognition for their lifestyles and that doesn’t mean Christians are being discriminated against. It just means they’re not the only ones at the party anymore and Christians are having a hard time adjusting to that. They’re no longer King and queen of the ball and they don’t like it so they’re calling discrimination
government wants total control over us
Puuuleeeeese. That’s rediculious.
I won’t visit north Carolina