Discrimination Law Change Is Dropped After Pope Benedict's Opposition...

Discrimination Law Change is Dropped After Pope Benedict's Opposition...

"Already We hear you clamor for the ordination of woman. No woman shall stand in My House to represent Me! How dare you bring in this heresy to My House! I shall go among you and I shall sling you out from My temples!" - Jesus, December 27, 1975

The Government will not push through proposals that churches argue would restrict their ability to deny jobs to gay people and transsexuals, Equality Minister Harriet Harman confirmed today.

The Government was defeated three times in the Lords last month as church leaders led by the Archbishop of York feared it would restrict their ability to control who they employed.

Ms Harman said a Government amendment to the Bill had only sought to "make the distinction between religious and non-religious jobs clearer".

During Commons exchanges on upcoming business, she said the amendment would not be brought back to Parliament and "the law will remain as it was".

Asked to clarify the situation by Labour former minister Kitty Ussher (Burnley), Ms Harman said: "The Government's policy is clear and has not changed.

"Our view is and remains that when it comes to religious organizations employing people they should comply with the law that applies with all other employers - whether it's the requirement to have written contracts, to pay sick pay or to pay the minimum wage and not to sack people unfairly or to discriminate against them."

She said "specifically religious" work was exempt from the non-discriminatory laws.

"So a religion can't discriminate against gay people or women when they hire a bookkeeper but they can when they are choosing a minister of their religion," she said.

"The amendment which we moved in the House of Lords did not and was not intended to change that policy position; what it sought to do was make the distinction between religious and non-religious jobs clearer.

"The Lords didn't regard that amendment as helpful; we'll therefore leave the law as it is and not bring back the amendment to this house.

"The law will remain as it was - there is an exemption for religious jobs but not for non-religious jobs when it comes to anti-discrimination law."

"When I had the Last Supper with the Apostles, My Mother was not present. If I had it in My power from the Eternal Father to make a priestess, I would surely have chosen My Mother; but, no, there were no women present at the first Dedication." - Jesus, October 2, 1987

Catholic Ban on Women Priest 'Illegal Under Harriet Harman Equality Bill'...

"Already We hear you clamor for the ordination of woman. No woman shall stand in My House to represent Me! How dare you bring in this heresy to My House! I shall go among you and I shall sling you out from My temples!" - Jesus, December 27, 1975

A new report by the leading charity – backed by a legal opinion from a leading QC – says the Bill will make it impossible for all churches and faith-based charities to insist that their senior staff lead private lives in accordance with their religious beliefs.

CARE said that, under the Bill, which will be considered by the House of Lords on Monday, it would be illegal for a Christian charity to sack a senior manager for adultery or living an openly gay lifestyle.

The same rules would, it added, apply to Muslim and Jewish churches and charities.

However, the biggest potential showdown is likely to be between the government and Britain's 4.3 million Catholics over the church's tradition of an all-male, celibate priesthood.

Previous legislation in 2007, also backed by Ms Harman, the Commons Leader and equality minister, forced the closure of two Catholic adoption agencies for refusing to comply with new laws requiring them to place children with gay couples.

CARE's report – A Little Bit Against Discrimination? – warns that the proposals contained in the Bill are a serious threat to religious liberty in Britain.

John Bowers QC said in a legal opinion for CARE that the Bill could make it unlawful for a church to require a priest or minister to be male, celibate and unmarried, or not in a civil partnership.

When the Bill, which aims to wrap up all existing equality legislation in one piece of law, was debated in the Commons, ministers MPs tabled more than 100 amendments to it – but ministers imposed a "guillotine" on the Bill and prevented most of them being discussed.

The report's author, Dr Daniel Boucher, said: ''The Equality Bill is a direct assault on the freedom of all faith-based organizations, from churches to charities. This Bill will make it unlawful for those organizations to employ people who are committed to a particular set of religious beliefs.

"This Bill in its current form is a further blow to the faith-based voluntary sector and will leave many people unable to access services they always have.

"This legislation must be revised to recognize our plural society. It must recognize that there are many people in our country who have deeply held religious views and convictions, rather than trying to impose some modern day Stalinistic version of society where there is only ever one view that is right, the Government's."

Overall, the Bill is designed to deliver greater equality between people of different gender, race, religion and class.

However, it has attracted criticism, particularly from businesses. It paves the way for 'gender pay audits' in large companies, obliging employers to disclose the average hourly pay they award male and female workers.

The planned legislation would also allow employers to give preference to female or non-white job applicants over equally qualified white men.

Public bodies would have a legal duty to narrow the gap between the rich and poor in the provision of services. For example, local authorities would be expected to do more to help children from poorer backgrounds.

If passed, the Bill could also oblige public sector bodies to consider the "gender balance" among employees of companies bidding for all government contracts.

But Michael Foster, Minister for Equality on the Bill said: “The Equality Bill will still allow churches to hire only male clergy and will let faith-based charities continue to recruit people of the same faith where this is a requirement of the job, such as care staff who may also be asked to pray with the people they look after.

"We have been absolutely clear on this throughout the Bill's passage, but as there has been some misunderstanding around our intentions we will amend the Bill to make this clear beyond doubt.”

"When I had the Last Supper with the Apostles, My Mother was not present. If I had it in My power from the Eternal Father to make a priestess, I would surely have chosen My Mother; but, no, there were no women present at the first Dedication." - Jesus, October 2, 1987

The amazing Bayside Prophecies...
These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995.

DISOBEDIENCE
"No woman shall be on the altars of God! Disobedience, lack of respect for the Holy Father--what will this bring you to but your own destruction!" St. Paul, March 24, 1974

TRUE PRIESTHOOD
"You must keep in your hearts the knowledge of the true priesthood of My Son. The steps for obtaining Holy Orders must be followed. They have been developed through heavenly guidance for reason. No women must enter onto the holy place of the Sacrifice." - Our Lady, September 13, 1978

NO WOMEN PRESENT AT LAST SUPPER
"When I had the Last Supper with the Apostles, My Mother was not present. If I had it in My power from the Eternal Father to make a priestess, I would surely have chosen My Mother; but, no, there were no women present at the first Dedication." Jesus, October 2, 1987

CARRIED ON IN THE CHURCHES OF SATAN
"In the Holy Sacrifice that I left with you, I did not ask for women to be upon the altar, nor try to be a high priestess. They carry this on in the churches of satan; therefore, it shall not be carried on in My Church." Jesus, October 2, 1987

HERESY*
"Already We hear you clamor for the ordination of woman. No woman shall stand in My House to represent Me! How dare you bring in this heresy to My House! I shall go among you and I shall sling you out from My temples!" Jesus, December 27, 1975

HOW DARE YOU
"No woman shall stand in the Sacrifice as a priest. How dare you set yourselves for a change created by satan!" Our Lady, March 18, 1976

Directives from Heaven...

D173 - Women Priests PDF
D179 - Women's Liberation PDF
D248 - Man's Authority PDF

Outside Links…

Women "priests" a heresy
https://www.tldm.org/news4/womenpriests2.htm

No Women's ordination: it's infallible
http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/w-ordination.htm

Vatican warns that feminism is "lethal" to families
https://www.tldm.org/news7/feminism.htm

Marxist roots of radical feminism
https://www.tldm.org/news5/radical.htm

Robert Bork on radical feminism
https://www.tldm.org/news5/bork%5Ffeminism.htm

Reflections on "women's liberation"
https://www.tldm.org/news5/reflections.htm

Women "priests": a recent history
https://www.tldm.org/news4/womenpriests.htm

Women "priests" a heresy
https://www.tldm.org/news4/womenpriests2.htm

#248 - Man's authority
https://www.tldm.org/directives/d248.htm

The Holy Bible on man's authority in the household
https://www.tldm.org/News7/BibleOnMan'sAuthority.htm

St. Edith Stein on woman's nature
https://www.tldm.org/News8/St.EdithSteinWoman'sNature.htm

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