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Christian pastor calls for every gay person to be lined up & “shot in the back of the head”

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/christian-pastor-calls-every-gay-person-lined-shot-back-head/

 

Pastor Dillon Awes

Pastor Dillon Awes called for America to implement “the solution for the homosexual,” which is mass death.

Pastor Dillon Awes of the Stedfast Baptist Church in Hurst, Texas had a very specific call for violence against LGBTQ people in sermon from this weekend.

Entitled “Why We Won’t Shut Up,” his sermon was about “the solution for the homosexual,” which he said is murder.

Related: Minister encourages his flock to slaughter all gays by Christmas

 

“What does God say is the answer, is the solution, for the homosexual in 2022, here in the New Testament, here in the Book of Romans?” Awes asked. “That they are worthy of death! These people should be put to death!”

“Every single homosexual in our country should be charged with the crime, the abomination of homosexuality, that they have,” he continued. “They should be convicted in a lawful trial. They should be sentenced with death.”

“They should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head! That’s what God teaches. That’s what the Bible says. You don’t like it? You don’t like God’s Word, because that is what God says.”

Stedfast is one of the most hateful churches in the country, and its pastors have repeatedly called for death to LGBTQ people.

 

“According to God we should hate Pride, not celebrate it,” Pastor Jonathan Shelley said several weeks ago at an Arlington, Texas city council meeting. “God has already ruled that murder, adultery, witchcraft, rape, bestiality, and homosexuality are crimes worthy of capital punishment.”

Shelley made headlines last year when he said that he was happy that a gay person was killed at a Pride event.

“The Bible says that they’re worthy of death!” he said at the time. “They say, ‘Are you sad when f**s die?’ No. I think it’s great! I hope they all die! I would love it if every f*g would die right now.”

 

The Southern Poverty Law Center considers Stedfast Baptist Church to be a hate group.

 

Florida School Board Requires Teachers to Out Trans Students

https://www.them.us/story/florida-school-board-requires-teachers-to-out-trans-students

With students in higher education avoiding florida and businesses considering moving / no locating here, and the US military saying they will relocate service members from states that do not honor their rights I wonder if the right / Republicans will care.  It is going to hurt the sports teams and economy.    Hugs

 
 

Florida School Board Requires Teachers to Out Trans Students

The ruling was made in the name of parents’ rights.

BY SAMANTHA RIEDEL

Florida School Board
Jon Cherry/Getty Image
 

A school board in Florida approved a new policy last week that would require teachers to out transgender students, in the name of parents’ rights.

All four members of the Leon County School Board voted to implement a new “LGBTQ Inclusive School Guide” after a four hour meeting, according to reporting in the Tallahassee Democrat. Although the guide professes to respect the privacy rights of LGBTQ+ youth, it also contains provisions requiring schools to inform other children and their parents if they share a physical education class, athletic team, or overnight trip with a trans student.

“Upon notification or determination of a student who is open about their gender identity, parents of the affected students will be notified of reasonable accommodation options available,” the document reads. While clearly intended to refer to students who are openly trans and nonbinary, the euphemistic language could be interpreted to refer to all young people who have a gender identity. (Agender elite rise up, apparently.)

 

The guide does provide protections for students’ freedom of gender expression and access to gendered facilities, as well as the formation of GSA groups and same-sex couples’ right to attend school dances in clothing that expresses their identity. But students say the new guidelines — which come on the heels of Florida’s infamous new “Don’t Say Gay” law, passed with the stated intent of expanding parental authority over LGBTQ+ education — will have a chilling effect on LGBTQ+ safety in their schools.

 

“The notification to all the parents can create a very stressful and unwanted situation to trans and LGBTQ students,” explained Kailey Sandell, a Leon High student who spoke at the hearing. “A lot of times kids assume that kids are gay or trans; they will easily be able to hurt them.”

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“Our schools have been ground zero for anti-LGBTQ vitriol this year.”

Another district student, Benjamin Burn, said the district should be focusing instead on preventing bullying and making more facilities gender-neutral. “Trans kids want privacy,” he said. “That’s what I want, that’s what everyone wants. And trans kids honestly deserve it.”

A school board passing an anti-LGBTQ+ policy is no surprise, given a new survey that found that less than 1% of school board members nationwide identify as queer or trans.

Thousands of students across the state have protested against “Don’t Say Gay” and efforts to strip rights and protections from their LGBTQ+ peers, with some Tallahassee students marching on the Florida Capitol building itself in March. With this harmful new development, it seems certain that Florida lawmakers haven’t seen the last of their state’s pro-trans student activists.

Caribbean court rules antiquated law against gay sex is ‘unconstitutional’

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-06/caribbean-court-gay-sex-law-unconstitutional/101213962

Please note how the constitution is called a living document.    “In her ruling, High Court Judge Marissa Robertson said “the Constitution is often described as a living instrument which gives significant room for the realisation and enjoyment of individuals’ human rights”.”   “”The very rights that the document espouses and protects are capable of evolution since concepts, attitudes and the understanding of human rights and dignity evolve over time,” she said.” I wish a judge would see our constitution that way.     Hugs

A group of people walk down a street holding rainbow flags. The closest to the camera makes eye contact, smiling widely

Caribbean countries are known to be conservative when it comes to LGBTQIA+ liberation, however many are taking steps towards equality.(Getty: Sean Drakes)

A Caribbean court has ruled a law in Antigua and Barbuda that criminalises gay sex is unconstitutional.

 

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court found that “the selection of an intimate partner is a private and a personal choice”.

The ruling also said the twin-island nation’s 1995 Sexual Offenses Act “offends the right to liberty, protection of the law, freedom of expression, protection of personal privacy and protection from discrimination on the basis of sex”.

The ruling comes after a gay man who works at Antigua’s Ministry of Health, and a local group called Women Against Rape Inc asked that the law be found unconstitutional.

The rarely used law states in part that two consenting adults found guilty of having anal sex would face 15 years in prison.

If found guilty of serious indecency, they would face five years in prison.

The Ministry of Health worker testified he had been persecuted and assaulted, a common complaint across the largely conservative Caribbean region, where many homosexuals fear for their lives.

The man also said patients have refused treatment from him because of his sexual orientation, according to the ruling.

Meanwhile, the anti-rape group said concern over breaches of confidentiality prevented those in the LGBTQIA+ community from seeking AIDS testing or treatment and that they receive hostile treatment from healthcare providers.

Such laws used to be common in former British colonies across the Caribbean but have been challenged in recent years.

Courts in Belize and Trinidad & Tobago have found such laws unconstitutional, while other cases in the region are pending.

The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality welcomed the outcome, the legal push for which began in 2020, challenging what it called “invasive and unconstitutional remnants of colonial law”.

The group’s executive director, Kenita Placide, said such laws “legitimise hate speech, discrimination and violence, and tears at the fabric of our society”.

The group said same-sex consensual intimacy is still criminalised in seven Caribbean countries, adding that while sentences are rarely imposed, penalties range from 10 years to life imprisonment.

It said constitutional challenges are pending in Barbados, St Lucia, and St Kitts and Nevis.

In her ruling, High Court Judge Marissa Robertson said “the Constitution is often described as a living instrument which gives significant room for the realisation and enjoyment of individuals’ human rights”.

It was not immediately clear if the Attorney-General for Antigua and Barbuda planned to appeal the decision, and government officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/10/texas-blackouts-power-ercot/

Texas has hurt itself with a closed electrical grid that they refuse to add to the national grid.   If they did that they would have to follow federal rules for safety and reliability.  They would rather have a broken system that creates more profit than an electrical grid that supplies dependable energy to the people.   After the system failed for the second time and even more people died during the winter Governor Abbott promised to fix it, requiring expensive upgrades so people wouldn’t face this again.   But that did not happen, why?   Well after he got a huge campaign contributions of over a million dollars from the energy profit makers he forgot the entire thing.   I wonder why.  Profit over the needs of the people.    Hugs

 

The state’s grid operator asked that Texans voluntarily reduce their power use on Monday as the blistering heat continues, and said no rolling blackouts are expected this week.

BY SNEHA DEY AND MITCHELL FERMAN 

Four reliability coordinators monitor the state power grid during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT…
Employees monitor the state power grid at the ERCOT command center in Taylor. Credit: REUTERS/Julia Robinson

 

With a punishing heat wave across Texas driving record high power demand, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas late Sunday sent out a request that Texans cut back on their energy use on Monday.

ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, asked Texans to turn up their thermostats and postpone running major appliances between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday. ERCOT has also called on large electric customers to lower their electricity use.

Total forecasted power demand is expected to surpass 79 gigawatts on Monday, ERCOT said — which would set another record.

 

An ERCOT spokesperson told the Tribune Monday that the grid operator does not expect rolling blackouts this week.

Low winds are also making it harder for the grid to keep up with demand during hotter-than-usual July temperatures. Current projections show wind generation coming in less than 10% of its capacity on Monday, ERCOT said.

Winds in Texas often drop during the daytime, especially in the summer. ERCOT forecasts more wind power will be available to the grid on Tuesday.

Power grids must keep supply and demand in balance at all times. When Texas’ grid falls below its safety margin of excess supply, the grid operator starts taking additional precautions to avoid blackouts. The first precaution is to ask the public to cut back electricity usage.

Power grids around the world are facing tests this summer as climate change has led to hotter temperatures and Russia’s war with Ukraine has strained fuel supplies. In Japan, officials asked residents in late June to conserve electricity during unusually hot weather. In the U.S., officials have warned about possible power outages this summer due to record heat and demand for power.

In May, ERCOT asked Texans to conserve power during a heat wave that coincided with six power plant outages.

Texas is facing extreme heat conditions, with much of the state under temperatures above 100 degrees. As of Monday morning, the National Weather Service has issued heat advisories or excessive heat warnings for 154 of the state’s 254 counties. Some regions are breaking heat records: On Sunday, San Antonio saw the hottest temperatures on record in the city at 106 degrees, while Austin hit an all-time record high for July at 110 degrees.

Climate change has made Texas heat both hotter and longer lasting. The average daily minimum and maximum temperatures in Texas have both increased by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last 125 years. The state just saw its hottest December on record since 1889.

 

teeveedub • an hour ago

Texas GOP: “We don’t have a reliable enough independent energy grid for you to run your appliances.”

Also Texas GOP: “We should secede!”

Randy503 teeveedub • 2 minutes ago

I would think it would be kinda tough to manufacture electric cars in a state that doesn’t provide enough electricity. But what do I know? I ain’t no billionaire genius.

La’Kietha Paula • 9 minutes ago

Beto wants to connect to the national power grid but that would come with some baggage like winterizing and updating

Sarah • an hour ago

They were right: everything really *is* bigger in Texas. This includes the shortsightedness of their government for not taking early steps to fix the issues with the power grid.

Girlgoon Sarah • an hour ago

They have a provider monopoly that is in good standing with the politicians along with congestion pricing of energy that inflates profits during such times. There isn’t much motivation to break the vicious cycle.

Gigi • 31 minutes ago

Texan Republicans have been working overtime dreaming up ways to penalize women who might want to have an abortion, but they still haven’t fixed the power grid that they’ve known is a problem for more than a decade.

Epic Collision Sam_Handwich • an hour ago

I guess he could be the poster child for a poor education.

Uncle Mark eats the rainbow The_Wretched • an hour ago

“Be mad at Jina. Focus your rage upon them, so y’all don’t see what a complete clueless, lying fuck-up I am.”

TnCTampa Sam_Handwich • an hour ago

How can the democrats be expected to compete with that. /s

Pizza Rat King • an hour ago

Come to Texas, low taxes, no rights, unreliable infrastructure, all the bullets you can eat!

agcons • an hour ago

Excellent idea. Abbott and Paxton can lead by example by turning off their refrigerators and freezers.