AFA of PA ACTION ALERT     

March 6, 2009

Two Bills Attack Life and Traditional Values

This week alone has seen two attacks – one by a PA State Representative and the other by a PA State Senator – on life and traditional values.

n      Yesterday Representative Dan Frankel introduced H.B. 300 which would add “sexual orientation and gender identity or expression” to the PA Human Relations Act.  This Act deals with employment, housing and public accommodation. If this bill passes, it will elevate ‘sexual orientation’ – a changeable characteristic – to the level or race or ethnicity –unchangeable characteristics.  This bill defines ‘employer’ as anyone employing four or more employees.  Again it has a very convoluted ‘religious exemption,’ but rest assured that if your church receives any government grants for soup kitchens, programs helping kids, etc., you will be forced to hire homosexuals, bisexuals and sexually confused individuals.  BUT a religious exemption – good or bad—does not make this a good bill.  Homosexual activists are trying to make this a civil rights issue and ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ have nothing to do with civil rights and everything to do with forcing all Pennsylvanians to accept these lifestyle choices as normal.  Also, businesses with four or more employees will be forced to allow men who think they are women to use the women’s restroom, locker room or fitting room. Don’t think it can happen?  Check out these stories in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The  AFA of PA does not support a ‘religious exemption’ because it does not protect the person sitting in the church pews who are Christian landlords or business owners. 

n      Also, yesterday State Senator Daylin Leach introduced S.B. 404 which would permit physician assisted suicide – although he calls it a “Death with Dignity” bill! 

If concerned, these are the steps you can take: 

1.)    H.B. 300 is currently in the House State Government Committee.  Contact those members by clicking here.  Ask them to vote ‘No’ on H.B. 300.  As you review the sponsors of H.B. 300, you will notice that most of the Democrats on the House State Government Committee are listed.  The ones supporting this bill will have a “Rock the Dome” rally in the Capitol Rotunda and a lobby day in Harrisburg on March 17^th.  How can we respond?

2.)    S.B. 404 is currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Click here for members’ contact information.   Ask them to vote “No’ on S.B. 404.