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I’m sick of Christians who work for the public suing because they don’t want to do their jobs.
If you cannot serve the whole public, quit your job in public service.
this post was submitted on 31 May 2024
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Sometimes, a "reasonable accommodation" is to let them quit.
It cracks me up though. they accomodated him. Put him at a station that didn't have a flag. then he went and removed the 3 other flags that were simply in view....
Dude totally hates rainbows.
dude probably hates himself more.
Plaintiff is a closet case.
Hasn't been to church in a bit I guess...
13 I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14 It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; 15 and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 17 And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
Genesis 9:13-17
What I hate the most is that his whole excuse is bullshit. The Bible dosen't even know what being gay is, it's only against bronze age booty thief power displays, it knows absolutely nothing about being trans, these people really need to start specifying that they are against 'loving thy neighbor' because they interpret out of context verses written in old English they don't understand to mean they can hate people they don't like or are currently pretending not to be one of.
There have always been gay people, and in every culture, though. While trans is a relatively modern concept, there have definitely been gender-variant people across cultures too.
The fact that it’s been vaguely mentioned at all in the Bible suggests it was a non-issue. Romans, for example, social advancement revolved around patronage… which involved gay sex.
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That someone who believes in the Bible and is professionally contracted to prevent people from drowning is being upset they are doing that job near the Biblical symbol of a covenant not to drown humanity again is making me drown in the irony.
Please send help.
Wow I hadn't even thought of it that way. For real.
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Snowflake.
“The colors, they’re too scary!”
Right wing conservative "Christians:"
Libs are snowflakes!
Also
I'm triggered by a sequence of colors!
Right wing Christians (don't put it in quotes, don't do a No True Scotsman, they're Christians) hate rainbows now and I can't love it more because it ruins their precious Noah story for them.
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It's even dumber because a rainbow doesn't necessarily mean LGBTQ. Sometimes rainbow is just rainbow.
Kids love rainbows. I'm an adult and I love rainbows. They are literally fun colors and beautiful.
If your religion is making you hate rainbows, it might be time to take a look at your religion and the batshit stuff it teaches you.
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Rainbows? In the sky? Where kids can see? Fucking wokeys mate, making the fucking sky GAY.
The rainbow was God's sign of the covenant with all people. Does he reject God?
What does he do if a man needs mouth to mouth?
I think you can just say "No Homo" and do whatever. Sources needed.
The lack of socks cancels that out.
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How many bets this asshole goes on and on about how people are too easily offended and cancel culture is out of control?
I'll sue every building with a cross inside since Christianity offends me.
The fact that he was able to sue.. especially in the state of California of all places. This could actually be a trend for the entire nation.
White light is a tightly squished rainbow, so I guess these people's only option is to all go blind.
I mean, more blind than they're now.
its a funny post, but I'm almost completely certain you cant contract "they are" here, but I could be wrong
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Here's something they can do
These christyboys must have such a hard time with such prejudice
Yes, boys... hard... Oh god, I've got to go sue someone now!
I read the headline and thought this was the onion
Oh. You’re … not from the USA are you? Just a guess
What if the homophobic lifeguard sees someone drowning that "looks gay"? I don't know if this guy can do his job.
I wish people, regardless of personal beliefs, experiences, or values, would learn to appreciate one another for the things they have in common, and stop being triggered by the expressions of those characteristics that we don't.
I love so many people that don't vote, worship, recreate, or otherwise live life like I do. That doesn't change who I am, and I would never want to change who they are.
Stop hating each other FFS.
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Bigoted fuck
Rule in his favor, then I have precedent to sue every church, business, and government entity that displays a cross. ❤️
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Little typically works at Will Rogers Beach, long considered a safe space among LGBTQ+ beach goers. The beach is so popular with queer residents and visitors that it earned the nickname "Ginger Rogers Beach.
Why doesn't he just ask to be stationed at a different beach? He's offended by a flag, but not a bunch of men and women making everyday PDAs right in front of him?
Because it's all bullshit and he's just a greedy asshole who wants to make a quick buck at taxpayers expense. Fuck him.
Jeffery Little, who has worked for the city for 22 years, filed a lawsuit on Friday claiming he is being discriminated against for his evangelical faith by being made to stand in the same vicinity as the Progress Pride flag. Little alleges he was suspended from his role with the department’s background investigation unit last year after he took down three LGBTQ+ flags during Pride month.
The Los Angeles county board of supervisors voted last year to require the rainbow banner be flown during the month of June at government buildings, which includes lifeguard stands. Little, who claimed the flags present a “direct conflict” with his religious beliefs, fought to be placed at stations that would not fly the flag, as they did not have the right flag poles to fly any banner.
I gotta go to work so I’ll leave that to comment for myself.
The lifeguard seemed particularly triggered by the turquoise and pink stripes on the original Pride flag designed by Gilbert Baker, which represent magic and sex, respectively.
Gonna go out on a limb and say that this man is no fun at parties.
Wait shit that's an option? Can we get a version of the progress flag with magic and sex pls?
This lifeguard only THINKS they're a Christian. A real Christian wouldn't care because not only does GOD love all, but we're all made in his image. Gay L, straight, Bi, Trans, Asexual. All of us.
He's a Christian like any other and Christians will have to recognize that their beliefs are responsible for a lot of homophobia, instead of saying that anyone who makes them look bad is not a "true" Christian.
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Stop kink shaming guys, it’s clear this dork has a persecution fetish!
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