CBCP wants anti-discrimination bill cleansed of provisions on gay rights →
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is now training its guns on the anti-discrimination bill, saying the possible enactment of the bill into law would open the door for the legalization of same sex marriages.
Speaking at a weekly forum in Greenhills, San Juan City, on Wednesday, lawyers of the CBCP and a Catholic bishop hit the Senate for amending the previous version of the anti-discrimination bill or the Senate Bill 2814.
The Senate has recently passed on third reading the bill which is after penalizing all forms of discrimination.
The SB 2814, known as Anti-Ethnic, Racial or Religious Discrimination and Profiling Act of 2011, will be discussed by a bicameral conference committee tasked to harmonize the Senate bill with similar bills passed by the House.
Ronald Reyes, a lawyer of the CBCP, said they had no qualms about the bill before but became concerned when the bill was amended and “sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity” were included.
“It’s opening the door for same sex marriages, which our country doesn’t allow,” Reyes told reporters.
I have so much to say, 140 characters on twitter or a facebook status wouldn’t cut it. Told myself stuff like this, I wouldn’t touch on this blog, ever. Just because, I’ve made myself clear on how I feel about anything that has to do with Gays, bis, lesbians and transgenders.
First of all I’d like to say, If I wasn’t bisexual myself, my views would still be the same. I was raised in a certain way. I was taught love is pure. No one can ever limit love into any box. Not through age, people’s source of income, especially not gender.
Before reading my opinion, please read the article from Inquirer. Read it thoroughly and judge it yourself. We may not have the same views. You might not think I’m right. The most important thing is, I know I’m right. I believe that I am.
I’m so happy of the evolution of our nation. Of the changes I see politically and philosophically. I’m so proud of our administration’s un-biased ruling.
I was ecstatic to hear about the launching of the Anti-discrimination bill. I am not an expert but from my personal understanding based on the anti-hate bill in the United States, it protects the rights of the elderly, handicapped or the poor. Anyone who does not choose to be a certain way but is in that situation, you can not fire him from work w/o proper grounds or the opposite, not hire him because of his/her gender, age, etc.
The CBCP was okay with this until they saw “gender orientation” to be part of the bill.
Quoted from article:
“It’s opening the door for same sex marriages, which our country doesn’t allow, This is alarming and it might change our society” Reyes told reporters.
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Our country does not allow or YOUR religion does not allow? What about the right to choose your own beliefs? And to be perfectly honest, I’m Catholic. I’m pretty sure Jesus loves me whoever I am.
Also, the world is ever changing. Our nation is changing. Not for the bad but for the better. Towards equal rights. & you people are not happy with spreading love throughout our nation?
Quoted from Article:
“the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender) should not be considered the same as the elderly, the handicapped, and the poor.These people are disadvantaged not by their own choice. But the third sex, they choose this. How can you give protection to a choice like that?” CBCP lawyer Jo Imbong said.
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A choice? Men just started waking up one morning and said “Oh, I wanna be gay so all my guy friends would bully me for the rest of my life and my parents will disown me.”
Fellow countrymen, may you be gay, bisexual, transgender or straight
How will this bill affect you? For people to have equal rights as you, EQUAL. Not that gays will have MORE rights than heterosexual individuals but the freedom to choose whoever they want to be and not be judged upon it, even just under the circumstance of the law.
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12.08.11 @ 10:50
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