His ignorance of Christianity is astounding. And I’m supposed to believe he’s a Christian??
Can’t do it. David > On Jun 3, 2016, at 11:30 AM, BILROJ via Centroids: The Center of the Radical > Centrist Community <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Obama Uses Bible, Christian Faith to Defend Transgender Bathroom Directive to > Schools > > > > <http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-uses-bible-christian-belief-to-defend-transgender-bathroom-directive-to-schools-164774/email.html> > By Stoyan Zaimov <http://www.christianpost.com/author/stoyan-zaimov/> , > Christian Post Reporter > June 3, 2016|7:25 am > President Barack Obama said that his understanding of the Bible and his > Christian beliefs led him to issue the directive at public schools calling on > students to be allowed to use the bathroom of their choosing regardless of > their biological sex. > > "My reading of scripture tells me that that [the] Golden Rule is pretty high > up there in terms of my Christian belief," he said during a town hall in > Elkhart, Indiana, according to Breitbart News > <http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/02/obama-cites-scripture-defend-school-bathroom-rule/> > on Thursday. > > When asked why he decided to make such a big issue out of school bathrooms, > Obama explained that his concern stems from the bullying that transgender > students experience. > > "What happened and what continues to happen is you have transgender kids in > schools and they get bullied and they get ostracized and it's tough for > them," the president explained. > > Obama said that he understands not all people agree with him, and added: > > "I have profound respect for everybody's religious beliefs on this, but if > you're at a public school, the question is, how do we just make sure that, > children are treated with kindness." > > The directive issued earlier in May states that students should be free to > use the bathroom of their choosing should a parent or guardian call and > notify his or her school district that the student's identity "differs from > previous representations or records." > > "There is no room in our schools for discrimination of any kind, including > discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex," U.S. > Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement at the time. > > Eleven American states > <http://www.christianpost.com/news/states-sue-obama-schools-laboratories-massive-social-experiment-transgender-bathroom-directive-164516/> > filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration at the end of May over the > directive, however, arguing that the guidance has "no basis in law." > > A joint statement from the states of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, > Maine, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin further > stated that such a directive would turn educational settings across the U.S. > "into laboratories for a massive social experiment, flouting the democratic > process, and running roughshod over common-sense policies protecting children > and basic privacy rights." > > Jeff Landry, the attorney general for Louisiana, vowed that he would "not > allow Washington to wreak further havoc on our schools," while Texas Gov. > Greg Abbott stated that Obama is "not a king." > > Patrick Morrisey, attorney general for West Virginia, said that the bathroom > guidance would "force a seismic shift in local schools," and Joy Hofmeister, > the state education chief in Oklahoma, warned that the guidance could pose a > threat to the federal funding for schools who refuse to comply, calling the > president's move "disturbing." > > Evangelical leaders, from Franklin Graham to Robert Jeffress of First Baptist > Church in Dallas, have also rejected Obama's ideas, citing God's creation of > two clear gender. > > The joint state lawsuit will be aimed at blocking the federal government from > "implementing, applying or enforcing the new rules, regulations and guidance > interpretations," The New York Times reports. > > www.christianpost.com 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