Our Govt Backs The Church In Discriminating Against Hiring "Gays & Sinners"

Sorry if my response does not immediately address your post but I hope it gets there eventually. Some issues are so emotionally 'charged' that people quickly polarise in to one or two extremes and debate may push the to retreat into further into their position, missing the truth that may lie in between. (And some of course choose to adopt an extreme position just because it makes more fun in discussion Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, homosexuals should not in any means be treated in a manner that denigrates their humanity or value as people. And when applying for a job should be judged on their merit for that job, regardless of whether the organisation is funded by state or not. There is, I believe, an exception to this, one who ministers or teaches in matters of religion. Being a homosexual is not a sin but homosexual activity is as Jesus confirms. A minister or teacher of religion stands as an exemplar and one cannot advocate following the Word and at the same time, by one's life, advocate going against the Word, therefore a practising homosexual should not be considered for such jobs in the same way as one who is a drunkard, murderer or thief and unrepentant should not. This is, therefore, not discrimination and is it a matter that can be determined other than by what is written. I am in favour of disestablishmentarianism. all the best, urban

Hi veganbliss, I think it is all very wrong. Gays and lesbians pay taxes just like everyone else and are entitled to the same privileges. As for the church, they should be treated like any other business and not given any tax breaks. Most churches discriminate against Gays and lesbians anyway and have to share part of the blame for the abuses that have been heaped upon them, because of something they have no control over. Blessings.

I think there should be no discrimination based on race, religion, secshual orientation, caste, creed, gender, whatever... Time we removed such things from States across the world...

In a Democracy, Church and State are separate. The government should not fund any church expenditure, whether it is a dominant or not.

Church and government are separate. They have no rights to dicttate each other what to do or not since they have different rules for the country and humanity. Although I believe they should be down in one purpose, for goodness of it's people.

I am in favor of Separation of Church and State. There is no place for government in the churches, and no place for churches in the government.

I think that discrimination is still a huge problem in modern society. Not only for gays and lesbians but also for anyone who diverges from ''standards''. Church and State should be separate but neither of them should practice any sort of dicrimination unless it is discrimination against hate or violence. So, discrimination against gays and lesbians, No, but discrimination against sinners, Yes. Why should anyone want to employ a malevolent person anyway unless the employer was malevolent, too? I think it could be a very annoying thing for people of those minority groups if they want to work for a certain institution of the government or the church or a certain company that won't employ them simply because they belong to those minority groups. They would possibly have to choose a job they don't really like and then they may get very unhappy. Eventually the government should be exemplary in the way they deal with minority groups, i.e. rights and laws should be the same for them as for everyone else. And schools should teach this type of tolerance and respect from early on so that society on the whole becomes livable for everyone.