All,
I want to remind everyone that the women's health clinics that provide
abortions when necessary and desired also provide many other important
health services. I have gone to many of them, and none of them were ever
called ... Jane Doe Abortion Clinic. They are always called ... Jane Doe
Women's Health Clinic, or something like that.
I think it is important to remember to not fall into the right-wing language
usage. That language is itself coercive.
And, there are a lot of regulations that also limit other women's health
services beyond abortion information and care.
For justice and peace,
Sylvie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 7:58 AM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National Federation of
the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
But they've been imposing their will on us, they and the Catholic Bishops.
No federal funds for abortion. And that Supreme Court decision last year,
didn't that have to do with on the job medical insurance benefits for birth
control? And all those state regulations that have eliminated abortion
clinics and added on requirements for women before they can get their
abortions?
Miriam
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Dampman
Humel
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:25 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National Federation of
the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
Abdulah and all,
I get so furious every time I hear yet another story about this sniveling
sack of shit Kim Davis and all her brainwashed evangelical cohorts and
supporters, including the odious Mike Huckabee.
They keep yapping about how their religious freedom is being taken away. And
no one contradicts them, no one seems to have the balls to say to them, "You
have no idea what the concept of religious freedom even means. You have no
idea whatsoever what it means to have no religious freedom. You are free to
unobstructed and unchallenged practice any religion you choose, complete
with whatever demands it makes of you, to comply with all the dicta attached
to that religion, from the standard denominations of the world's religions,
even the wacko sects of those religions, right down to pastafarianism. What
you are not permitted to do is impose those beliefs and their restrictions
on others. We do not live in a theocracy. We are under no obligation to
observe any religion's laws if we ourselves do not subscribe to that
religion. And you can't make us, no matter how hard you try to shoehorn the
concept of religious freedom into this form of tyranny, right up there with
fascism of the worst order. The lack of religious freedom means that you
will be thrown in jail for mouthing off about your wacko beliefs and/or
practicing them. When that happens, then we'll talk about how Christians are
being persecuted and you right wing evangelicals are being deprived of your
religious freedom. Bullshit. So until then, shut up and go away."
Something like that.think I"m ready for prime time yet? :)
Alice
On Sep 9, 2015, at 3:22 AM, abdulah aga <abdulahhasic@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
Hmmmm So it means that USA as capitalism People like more religion
then money?,
So Saudi Arabia we know is religion country,
but they are work even Fridays,
in Saudi Arabia is Fridays weekend,
So I don't know then what start going on in USA with people:
Maybe they are want to make all USA as Vatican? or what?.
Abdulah Hasic.
-----Original Message----- From: Frank Ventura
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 11:57 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National
Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
I wonder what would happen if people refused to work on religious
days for Walmart, somehow I dount the EEOC would have the guts to go after
Wallyworld.
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abdulah aga
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:30 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National
Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
Hi
I don't know where this lead us?
When people start use religion to much as esquse for something then
is not
good:
other word that esquse lead us in Couse or some type of mess,
I know how looks like and I past true all this things
So I would like ask smart NFB why they are didn't do sem thinks in
my case with TX comition for the blind?
I would like ask smart NFB what would bee hempen if Muslim people
say we don't work Fridays, because of are religion?
-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Vieni
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 3:11 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National
Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
I guess the NFB is a bit narrow in their definition of
discrimination? They recognize it only when it happens to blind people?
Miriam
________________________________
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles
Krugman (Redacted sender "ckrugman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 3:38 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National
Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
and the stupidity award goes to the National Federation of the
Blind! I wonder whether the NFB membership will be apprized of this.
Chuck
From: R. E. Driscoll Sr <mailto:llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 9:39 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National Federation
of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
All:
This came in the morning mail. It had rather long "TO and COPY"
sections which I have deleted... Further details may be found in the link.
R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
National Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination
by EEOC
Advocacy Group Terminated an Employee because He Would Not Work on
the Sabbath, Federal Agency Charged
BALTIMORE - The National Federation of the Blind, the largest
organization of blind and low-vision people in the United States, violated
federal law when it refused to allow an employee to observe his Sabbath and
instead terminated him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
According to the lawsuit, Joseph R. Massey II is a practicing Hebrew
Pentecostal, a Christian denomination, and abstains from working from sunset
Friday to sunset Saturday based on his sincerely-held religious beliefs.
The National Federation of the Blind hired Massey for a bookkeeping
position at its Baltimore office in November 2013. In January 2014, the
Federation told Massey he had to work certain Saturdays. Massey explained
he could not work Saturdays due to his religious faith and suggested
alternatives such as working on Sundays or working late on week nights other
than Fridays. EEOC charged that the Federation refused to provide any
reasonable accommodation and instead fired Massey because he could not work
Saturdays due to his religious beliefs.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals
because of their religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate
an employee's sincerely-held religious beliefs unless doing so would impose
an undue hardship on the employer. EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. The National
Federation of the Blind, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-02484-GLR) in U.S.
District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division,
after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its
conciliation process.
"Employees should not have to choose between their jobs and their
religious convictions when a religious accommodation will not unduly burden
others,"
said EEOC Philadelphia District Director Spencer H. Lewis, Jr.
EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence added, "Most religious
accommodations are not unduly costly, such as allowing an employee to switch
his schedule to observe his Sabbath. No employee should be forced to choose
between earning a living and following the dictates of his faith."
EEOC's Philadelphia District Office has jurisdiction over
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and parts of New Jersey and
Ohio. Its legal staff also prosecutes discrimination cases arising from
Washington, D.C. and parts of Virginia.
EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.
Further information about the agency is available at its website,
www.eeoc.gov
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