hypocracy
well this is just way to stupid, shame of both sides:
full article
Bush calls for faith-based hiring rights
Wed Jun 25, 8:09 PM ET
Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network
SUMMARY: President George W. Bush (news - web sites) encouraged Congress on Tuesday to allow federally funded religious groups to hire and fire workers according to their faith or sexual orientation.
President George W. Bush encouraged Congress on Tuesday to allow federally funded religious groups to hire and fire workers according to their faith or sexual orientation.
Under current law, faith-based groups that receive government funding for social services work are bound by state and local nondiscrimination hiring laws -- many of which ban bias according sexual orientation and gender identity. But Bush's plan, as outlined in the White House position paper circulated on Capitol Hill Tuesday, aims to hold those agencies only to federal law, which does not address sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination.
As reported in the Washington Post, the president's position paper argues that hiring autonomy -- even if it involves discrimination -- is part of a group's civil rights.
Except when it comes to affirmative action of course.
and then it goes to this
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"It is counterproductive and wrong to fight social injustices like poverty and hunger by promoting another social injustice like discrimination, said Winnie Stachelberg, political director of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
Except when it comes to affirmative action of course.
c'mon people, can we have a little consistency here? Myself asks the left: you're more than willing to have some reverse discrimination as far as affirmative action, but yet not willing to allow a little discrimination in this case? and to the right Myself asks: is this "fair"? should not performance/qualifications alone determine who gets a job? When political organizations react this way, well, it makes my head feel like its going to explode.