Online ministry already blaming Hurricane Isaac on gays
On his website Defend Proclaim The Faith, he says the storm must be God’s judgment on gays because the hurricane may hit the New Orleans area where gay event Southern Decadence is planning to take place on Wednesday (29 August). Really? Say it ain't so!
Chaplain John McTernan has said God's judgment of gays caused the tropical storm nearing New Orleans
From the fringe left, here we go again with more outrageous dogma and insipid rhetoric to support some outlandish premise that has no substance. An anti-gay online ministry is already blaming Hurricane Isaac on gays. Yes yet again, gays rule the world and the weather.... In the meantime
as the United States prepares for the storm, arriving nearly seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans which left 1,800 dead, author and chaplain John McTernan has decided who is at fault.
On his website Defend Proclaim The Faith, he says the storm must be God’s judgment on gays because the hurricane may hit the New Orleans area where gay event Southern Decadence is planning to take place on Wednesday (29 August). Really? Say it ain't so!
McTernan says the fact the two hurricanes are seven years apart is ‘biblically important’ as God created the universe in seven days.
He said: ‘The church, city and nation have not repented and the homosexual agenda is far worse than it was in 2005.
‘New Orleans is still hosting Southern Decadence with open homosexuality manifesting in the streets of the city.
‘It could be that God is putting an end to this city and its wickedness.’
The storm, which has already killed 10 people in Haiti, has sent shockwaves in the U.S.
President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, allowing federal funds and aid to flow to local authorities.
McTernan says: ‘Let’s all watch this very closely, because if New Orleans is destroyed, it is a sure sign that the final judgment for the national sin of America has arrived.’
The hurricane, which is now forecast as category one, may also stop the Republican National Convention in Florida.
Bad weather has reduced the opening of Mitt Romney’s coronation as the party’s presidential candidate to a muted session of less than two minutes.
However party officials have said prime time speaking slots for the rest of the week, by Romney, his wife Ann and running-mate Paul Ryan, remain unchanged.
RECORD 483
(96.6%) of FORTUNE 500
PROVIDE
SEXUAL ORIENTATION PROTECTION
Equality Forum, a national and international lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization reported that a record 483 (96.6%)
of the 2012 FORTUNE 500 Companies voluntarily include sexual orientation in
their employment non-discrimination policies.
“These investments are part of our work to promote public health and they will help strengthen our efforts to fight disease and illness before they happen,” Secretary Sebelius said.
The initiatives include:
For more information on HRSA’s Affordable Care Act-supported public health workforce grants, see bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/publichealth/phtc.html
A list of grant awards is available at www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2012tables/120829publichealthtraining.html
For information about CDC fellowship programs, see www.cdc.gov/fellowships/
To learn about CDC’s e-learning opportunities, see www.cdc.gov/learning
In 2007, Republican Vice Presidential
Nominee Paul Ryan voted in favor of the unsuccessful attempt to amend the
federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to include sexual orientation
and gender identity. Gov. Romney opposes workplace discrimination, but has
taken no position on including sexual orientation and gender identity in
ENDA.
President Obama and Vice President Biden
support amending ENDA to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The
Republican platform takes no position on amending ENDA.
“With Gov. Romney’s support, amending ENDA
to include sexual orientation and gender identity would be a slam dunk,” stated
Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director, Equality Forum. “His equivocation on amending
ENDA makes Gov. Romney out of step with the FORTUNE 500 and public
opinion.”
Starting in 2004, Equality Forum in
collaboration with Professor Louis Thomas, Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania and Ian Ayres, William K. Townsend Professor, Yale Law School has
made the business case to FORTUNE 500 CEOs, HR Directors and members of their
Board of Directors as well as made the shareholder case to their largest
institutional shareholders. In 2004, there were 323 (64.6%) of the FORTUNE 500
Companies that provided sexual orientation workplace
protection.
“Ninety percent (90%) of Americans
mistakenly believe that sexual orientation workplace protection is provided
under the federal ENDA. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia mandate
workplace sexual orientation protection,” stated Malcolm Lazin, Executive
Director, Equality Forum. “In most of America, gays and lesbians can be fired
solely because of their sexual orientation and without any misconduct or
violation of corporate policy.”
“Equality Forum calls on Senators Mitch
McConnell and Harry Reid and Speaker John Boehner and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
to include sexual orientation and gender identity in ENDA and pass that
amendment to ENDA in the lame duck session of Congress,” stated Lazin. “Over 96%
of the FORTUNE 500 companies and public opinion support including sexual
orientation and gender identity in ENDA. There is overwhelming bipartisan and
business support for protecting LGBT Americans in the workplace and no rational
basis for delay in providing a level playing field for all
Americans.”
According to recent polls, over 75% of
Americans support the inclusion of sexual orientation in federal ENDA including
a majority of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, seniors, Catholics and small
business owners, among others.
To find the 17 (3.4%) of the 2012 FORTUNE 500 companies
that do not provide sexual orientation protection and the 483 (96.6%) that do
provide sexual orientation protection, visit www.equalityforum.com/fortune500.
Obama administration takes new action to improve public health
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new investments that will help strengthen the nation’s public health workforce and fight disease and illness.“These investments are part of our work to promote public health and they will help strengthen our efforts to fight disease and illness before they happen,” Secretary Sebelius said.
The initiatives include:
- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is awarding $23 million in grants to 37 Public Health Training Centers to provide training to current and future public health workers in key public health issues such as nutrition and epidemiology, and to enhance the workforce’s basic public health skills.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing $25 million to support fellowship programs, similar to medical residencies, and placement of fellows in state and local public health departments, as well as expanding training programs for existing public health workers, focusing on e-learning. This includes funding for 227 new fellows in contract and field positions providing necessary screening services and community education, as well as critical assistance with ongoing public health challenges.
For more information on HRSA’s Affordable Care Act-supported public health workforce grants, see bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/publichealth/phtc.html
A list of grant awards is available at www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2012tables/120829publichealthtraining.html
For information about CDC fellowship programs, see www.cdc.gov/fellowships/
To learn about CDC’s e-learning opportunities, see www.cdc.gov/learning
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