Rights and Wrongs

Apparently the US House passed a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. What a terrible idea.

No, I don't say it's a terrible idea because I think gays should be treated badly. I think it is a terrible idea because it infringes on rights and freedoms of everyone else.

Let me illustrate:

Giving gays the right to sue employers who chose not to hire them or promote them because they perceive a discriminatory bias will lead to harassment lawsuits against companies all over the country. It will become a popular tactic used to damage or bankrupt businesses the radical gay activists don't like.

The law will now force employers to provide all benefits they offer to married couples and children to gay partners. Which means discriminating against all their employees that cannot get benefits for dependent parents, brothers, sisters, or others.

Most importantly, small businesses owned by sincere Christians who believe homosexual behavior is immoral and disordered will be forced to hire open gays and provide them with benefits. It's the same to people of faith as being forced to hire and give special treatment to any person of low morals.

Then there are churches, parochial and Christian schools, Christian bookstores, and related businesses that have at their core a commitment to high moral standards. They'll be insulted by a callous government telling them they cannot make moral judgements in their hiring decisions.

It's no different than passing a law telling business owners they may not discriminate against openly promiscuous applicants. Employees who compromise on some moral issues are more likely to compromise on others. That is as true of a heterosexual man who has been married 4 times and continues with serial affairs in the office as an openly promiscuous gay man.

If the government can force employers to hire this special class, then why not protect other classes? How about overweight people, who are openly discriminated against in our society? Why not short people? Ugly people? Stupid people? I could go on and on ...

Common sense is dead. And morality died with it.