Global respect act - new bill

[Sofia]

The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the so-called Global Respect Act, which would impose sanctions on foreigners, including private citizens, who are determined to be responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex individuals. 
 

 It undermines religious liberty and freedom of speech by advancing a far-left, controversial gender ideology that amounts to ideological colonialism against countries and cultures that uphold traditional beliefs. And it risks undermining the foundations of the human rights system long supported by America and freedom lovers around the world by replacing a vision of unalienable rights available to everyone with one rooted in identity politics. 
 

Even Pope Francis’ explanation of the Catholic Church’s teachings on marriage and sexuality could be considered by some to be “cruel treatment” under this legislation. Would the bill’s sponsors want to deny him a visa to enter the United States?

 

let’s keep on the watch…

 

More info:

https://www.hrc.org/resources/global-respect-act

 

 

 

[Brother_Bliss]

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What is the Global Respect Act?

 

The Global Respect Act would provide a means to prevent individuals who violate the human rights of LGBTQ+ people from entry into the United States. The bill would:

• Require the Executive Branch to biannually send Congress a list of foreign persons responsible for, complicit in, or who have incited extrajudicial killing, torture, or other gross violations of human rights based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity;
• Deny or revoke visas to individuals placed on the list, with waivers for national security or to allow attendance at the United Nations;
• Require the annual State Department Report on Human Rights to include a section on LGBTQ+ international human rights, as well as an annual report to Congress on the status of the law’s effectiveness; and
• Require the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to designate a staffer responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions on the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

 

We should be fine. The LGBTQ+ people can do anything they want, short of getting baptized. And we don't promote or endorse violence toward any fellow human.

[Sofia]

14 minutes ago, Dismal_Bliss said:

 

We should be fine. The LGBTQ+ people can do anything they want, short of getting baptized. And we don't promote or endorse violence toward any fellow human.

Yes I agree

the issue is that this is driving government away from religions rights in general favoring civil rights

 

its not the end of BTG but it’s not good for them neither

[1MKnight]

On 1/8/2022 at 10:34 AM, Sofia said:

this is driving government away from religions rights in general favoring civil rights

At the same time, there are cases throughout the world favoring religious liberty when civil rights have challenged religions. For instance, the first openly gay officeholder in the state of Michigan, US ruled in favor of churches' rights to select adoption candidates based on their sexuality. Lawmakers and scholars who are sensitive to the nuances of these issues regularly have to balance these two seemingly opposed human rights.