Gordon Klingenschmitt, a candidate for
the Colorado House, warns that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(ENDA) will “bankrupt Christian employers.”
ENDA seeks workplace protections based
on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill, first proposed
in 1994, cleared a Senate committee in July and could reach the
Senate floor as early as this month. At least 3 Senate Republicans
have expressed support for the measure.
Citing a case of a British bed and
breakfast owner who was found to have discriminated against a gay
couple, Klingenschmitt, also known as “Dr. Chaps,” warned that
“the militant gays essentially demand 'let us have sex in your
house, or we will kick you out of your house.'”
“Do Christians no longer have control
of their own home or business?” Klingenschmitt
asked in an email to supporters. “This is coming to the USA,
if we allow ENDA to become law. I've been warning for two years that
ENDA would bankrupt Christian businesses.”
“Jail the Christians who refuse to
celebrate gay weddings. They're coming for us, people. This is no
joke. This will happen to you, if we allow ENDA to become law. Sign
a petition to Congress today, to stop this nationwide anti-Christian
'discrimination' bill from becoming law.”
“Friends, their version of tolerance
now requires bankrupting Christian employers, or any public
restaurant or retail store that refuses men full access to women's
bathrooms. We must take action to stop ENDA from becoming law.”
ENDA would apply to nonreligious
employers with 15 employees or more.
Klingenschmitt, a vocal opponent of gay
rights, last week announced his bid to represent the people
Colorado's House District 15.
(Related: Anti-gay
activist Gordon Klingenschmitt runs for Colorado House.)