'Natural Family' Ruled Hate Speech

[Rufus_1611]

'Natural Family' Ruled Hate Speech

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Oakland officials had every right to silence the Christian perspective of city employees, Inside Bay Area reported.

After employees received an all-staff e-mail advertising a National Coming Out Day Rally, Regina Rederford and Robin Christy posted a flier advertising a pro-family discussion group.

"Good News Employee Association is a forum for people of Faith to express their views on the contemporary issues of the day," it read. "With respect for the Natural Family, Marriage and Family values."

Officials ordered the flier removed, saying it contained "statements of a homophobic nature" and promoted "sexual-orientation-based harassment." Management circulated a memo forbidding such a group.

A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit upheld the city's policy.

"Public employers are permitted to curtail employee speech as long as their legitimate administrative interests outweigh the employees' interest in freedom of speech," the ruling said.

Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said it's disturbing that the federal courts would go out of their way to protect the city's actions in this case, especially when the issue of marriage is of such public importance.

"There is no reasonable basis for a government employer to allow gay activists to exercise a 'heckler's veto' over speech that, on its face, is perfectly civil," he said. "There was a time when pro-family and Christian views were not only permitted, but encouraged, by our courts, rather than sacrificed at the altar of the gay agenda."

 

[Joshua Rhodes]

Wow... how sad. I didn't get "homophobic" feelings from reading that at all.

If anyone is "homophobic" these days, it's probably because they're scared that the lawyers for the homosexual agenda are after them!

 

[go2church]

The 9th Circuit strikes again. Is it true or just urban legend that the 9th Circuit is the most overturned circuit in the Judicial system?

 

[pinoybaptist]

I think it's the most short-circuited circuit today.

 

[2 Timothy2:1-4]

The consistant overturning of their rulings suggests that the judges are incompetant and need to be fired.

 

[Carolina Baptist]

It is intresting that they will not allow Christians to speak openly about our beliefs but WE are the ones with some kind of a phobia.

 

[2 Timothy2:1-4]

It is intresting that they will not allow Christians to speak openly about our beliefs but WE are the ones with some kind of a phobia.

What are some of the real phobias?

Christaphobia

Biblaphobia

Theophobia


Those might describe those judges.

 

[Magnetic Poles]

Without seeing the flyer, we have no way of knowing if it was over the top. Offices definitely can and do set policy regarding harrassment. You are free to hate gays, but cannot espouse that position at work. You are free to hate blacks, but cannot espouse that position at work. You are free to hate people with green eyes, but you cannot espouse that position at work. Employers have an obligation to protect all of their employees from hostile work environments.

 

[Rufus_1611]

Without seeing the flyer, we have no way of knowing if it was over the top. Offices definitely can and do set policy regarding harrassment. You are free to hate gays, but cannot espouse that position at work. You are free to hate blacks, but cannot espouse that position at work. You are free to hate people with green eyes, but you cannot espouse that position at work. Employers have an obligation to protect all of their employees from hostile work environments.

Here's what the flyer said...

"Preserve Our Workplace with Integrity.Good News Employee Associations is a forum for people of Faith to express their views on the contemporary issues of the day. With respect for the Natural Family, Marriage and Family values. If you would like to be a part of preserving integrity in the Workplace call Regina Rederford @xxx-xxxx or Robin Christy @xxx-xxxx" (Source: WND)

 

[Joshua Rhodes]

It's got all the right buzz words to freak someone out that didn't fit the Assoc. Of course it didn't fly.

 

[2 Timothy2:1-4]

And we are free to hold to godly biblical positions regarding the family without being harrassed by ungodly judges and activists who want to push the ungodly and disgusting homosexual agenda on everyone including churches.

 

[Bible-boy]

"Public employers are permitted to curtail employee speech as long as their legitimate administrative interests outweigh the employees' interest in freedom of speech," the ruling said.

Would somebody show me where the Constitution grants employers any rights, much less (a local government) a right that trumps individual freedom of speach (in the Bill of Rights)?:BangHead:

 

[777]

A Ninth Ciruit judge squints his/her eyes until his/her vision is blurred, then they make the ruling.

The consistant overturning of their rulings suggests that the judges are incompetant and need to be fired.

Yeah, and as a resident under the jurisdiction of the Ninth, I agree. Too bad they're all appointed for life.

What's the matter with the them? There's 28 judges two-thirds of which were appointed by Democrat presidents. Higher courts usually just vacate their "decisions", meaning they're so kooky they won't comment.