[Vision2020] Pocatello rejects anti-discrimination law

[Art Deco]

Mormons, along with many other Christian sects believe that you should love
everyone [That are just like themselves, but different ... not (nearly) so
much.]

w.


On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> On the "good news" side of this article (Listen up, Judd Wilson) . . .
>
> There exists a community, right here in Idaho, that will welcome (with
> open arms) the anti-gay culture (for lack of a more appropriate term).
>
> Let me know if you need bus fare, ok?
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Pocatello Rejects Gay Rights Ordinance In Close Vote
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> By JESSICA ROBINSON
> An ordinance to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and
> transgender people failed in the city council of Pocatello, Idaho Thursday.
> The close vote was a setback for gay rights advocates, as Jessica Robinson
> reports.
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> Credit Jessica Robinson / Northwest News Network
> The Pocatello City Council heard testimony from the public on April 4.
>
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>    Listen <http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nwpr/audio/2013/04/LocalGayRights.mp3>
>    1:08
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>   Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad cast the deciding “no” vote, making it four
> against, three in favor. The ordinance would have made it a misdemeanor to
> discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Those
> voting no said they didn't reach their decision easily.
> Billie Johnson was among the crowd of people that packed into council
> chambers to watch the vote. She says the decision is disheartening to her
> and others in the gay community.
> Johnson: “I'm not clear whether it's Pocatello that isn't ready or
> Pocatello's leadership that isn't ready.”
> The anti-discrimination measure was a tough sell in this heavily Mormon
> section of Idaho.
> The city ordinance also attracted opposition from a Washington, D.C.
> religious liberty law firm called The Becket Fund. An attorney with the
> group wrote the law could be a “liability” for Pocatello.
> The city’s mayor has asked for a new anti-discrimination ordinance to be
> written that is less controversial.
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