Nathan Deal makes a forceful, biblical case against Georgia’s ‘religious liberty’ bill (homosexual, pay)

[Born 2 Roll]

In case anyone missed it or did not see it, here is a link to a question-and-answer session with Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle about the religious liberty issue that appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Political Insider" column/blog on Friday...

"Casey Cagle: The ‘silent majority’ backs Georgia’s religious liberty bill" (Atlanta Journal Constitution/Political Insider)

The leaders of both legislative chambers signaled in a joint interview Thursday they are ready for a fresh start on the debate over the “religious liberty” legislation that was vetoed by Gov. Nathan Deal this week.

House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle vowed to revive a version of the measure, which would extend legal protections to opponents of same-sex marriage, and said they are heeding the calls of religious conservatives clamoring for more safeguards for faith-based organizations.

The two talked at length about what happened this year – and what’s in store next year – in the fight over the measure.

Casey Cagle: The ‘silent majority’ backs Georgia’s religious liberty bill | Political Insider blog

[toll_booth]

Poor little persecuted silent majority.

(That was directed at Cagle, not you, B2R.)

[Born 2 Roll]

And here is a link to another story that was posted on the Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Political Insider" blog on Friday that tells of how the CEOs of two major metro Atlanta/Georgia corporations, Dietmar Exler of Mercedes-Benz USA and Muhtar Kent of Coca-Cola, wrote Governor Deal to express their strong feelings about the controversial religious liberty legislation.

Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dietmar Exler wrote Governor Deal (before the veto) to urge him to veto the controversial religious liberty bill while Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent wrote Governor Deal (after the veto) to express his support for Deal's decision to veto the controversial bill.

The article also talks about the angry and nasty letters that Governor Deal received from the supporters of the controversial religious liberty bill after he vetoed it. Deal received many of the angry letters by way of his chief of staff, Chris Riley, after after religious liberty legislation supporter Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights outed Riley's email address.

The article also describes how leading Gold Dome/Georgia Capitol religious liberty legislation advocate and state Senator Josh McKoon received many angry messages from those who opposed the religious liberty bill.

"The love letters streaming into Nathan Deal’s office after ‘religious liberty’ veto" (AJC/Political Insider)
The love letters streaming into Nathan Deal’s office after ‘religious liberty’ veto | Political Insider blog

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

Poor little persecuted silent majority.

(That was directed at Cagle, not you, B2R.)

LOL! They may think that they are a "slient majority" on this issue, which they very well could be.

But had Governor Deal either signed this bill into law or allowed to become law automatically (which would have happened with either no veto or signature by Deal), they most likely would have been mostly very silent after the public relations backlash and massive economic fallout that would have resulted from the bill's enactment into law.

The anger and outrage from millions of Georgians having their bank accounts severely impacted by the national backlash against the bill would have been much louder and much more severe than the anger from those who are disappointed that the bill did not become law.

They think that they are being sneaky and that no one notices them blatantly trying to push government-sanctioned discrimination into law. The problem is that EVERYONE notices that it's pretty obvious that they clearly are trying to push government-sanctioned discrimination into state law.

That's where the widespread objection from the business community, those not on the hard-right flank of the GOP and much of the rest of the country comes from.

Many people in deeply conservative Republican Party circles in the state don't seem to realize that this is the type of controversy that can bring about the end of the GOP as a governing force in the state of Georgia.

Some significant elements in the national Republican Party seem to realize that these controversial religious liberty bills can do a lot of harm, not just to a state's image and economy (like in Indiana last year and North Carolina this year) but also to the political prospects of the entire party both locally and nationally in a year where the GOP is already dealing with many major challenges nationally.

The potential for great harm to Georgia's image and economy, to the future of the Georgia GOP and the future of the national GOP is why Georgia's sitting senior U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson encouraged Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to veto the bill.....Because the fallout of the enactment of Georgia's controversial religious liberty bill into law would not have just been felt in Georgia but also would have been felt nationwide and would have given people even more of an opportunity to say that the GOP is a party that encourages discrimination and refuses to step into the 21st Century (....like is currently going with the controversy in North Carolina at the moment).

When Governor Deal vetoed this bill, he was not just protecting Georgia's image, reputation and economy from irreparable harm, he was also attempting to protect his own party from its own blatant stupidity in the Georgia GOP's suicidal attempt to destroy the state's economy so that it could enact discrimination into law.

[atlantamoi]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

Some significant elements in the national Republican Party seem to realize that these controversial religious liberty bills can do a lot of harm, not just to a state's image and economy (like in Indiana last year and North Carolina this year) but also to the political prospects of the entire party both locally and nationally in a year where the GOP is already dealing with many major challenges nationally.

I don't understand why any of this was even started when everyone saw what happened in Indiana. Very strange.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by atlantamoi

I don't understand why any of this was even started when everyone saw what happened in Indiana. Very strange.

It's just getting started.

This bill will be back next year (that's nine months from now), and the year after and the year after.

[stillinthesouth]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

In case anyone missed it or did not see it, here is a link to a question-and-answer session with Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle about the religious liberty issue that appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Political Insider" column/blog on Friday...

"Casey Cagle: The ‘silent majority’ backs Georgia’s religious liberty bill" (Atlanta Journal Constitution/Political Insider)


Casey Cagle: The ‘silent majority’ backs Georgia’s religious liberty bill | Political Insider blog

Says Cagle: "it’s not the end of the world. It’s just the beginning of a new chapter.”

These conservatives in power are determined to push this issue, no matter how bad it hurts the state's image and economy. And Cagle might be our next governor. Not good.

[wasel]

Originally Posted by atlantamoi

I don't understand why any of this was even started when everyone saw what happened in Indiana. Very strange.

This kind of stuff goes back years and is not specific to the South. Many of you may remember in the early 1990s when Colorado voters voted to repeal antidiscrimination laws that protected homosexuals (including voters in Boulder, I might add). I knew people that cancelled ski trips and vowed never to vacation in the state. The potential economic impact was tremendous.

[Staysean23]

Its amazing what relegion can make people do

[scgraham]

The Scriptures are fulfilled. Jesus said that He would not come back until the days were like Sodom and Gomorrah -- and so it is. It's wonderful to deeply study the Scriptures and see them fall in to place! The only thing that might be left is for these night revelers to start banging on peoples' doors demanding perverted sex. Given enough time, it will happen. Laugh all you want, but people 50 - 60 years ago would have laughed at you had you told them that homosexuals would be granted licenses to marry someday.

To the faithful, don't be discouraged; these things must take place. Set your eyes on Jesus!