On Tuesday, the legislators from Ohio conducted the third hearing on the Republican bill on the appointment of the month only to honor only families led by the heterosexual couple of cisgenders throughout their lives, a monogamous relationship.
House Bill (HB) 262 He would designate a “natural family month” for the period from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day.
The Act carried out the first hearing on June 3 and the second interrogation on June 10 with the participation of the opponent’s testimonies, which are in opposition to the Act.
Tuesday’s hearing in Community Revitalization Committee He was a testimony of a supporter: people who speak the support of the Act.
The first supporter he testified was Linda Harvey, head of the mission: America – “ministry” virusly antigaay – WHO prays in the end of the timeBecause it would cause pride at the end of the month.
Harvey claimed that Mother’s Day was attacked.
“In recent years, many companies, including Levi’s, Doordash, Ancestry, Kay Jewellers, Etsy and Canva, have sent E -Maile to the customer base, offering the option to resign from marketing campaigns on Mother’s Day,” said Harvey.
Reporting with Atlantic AND National Public Radio Illustrate that companies do not attack Mother’s Day, but instead offer resignation as a way to honor families who lost their mother.
Another supporter of the “natural family month”, pastor Josue Santiago from Family Faith Church in Newark, Ohio, testified that there is currently a “assault on families”, which reminds him of his upbringing in Cuba, where “under the communism of the family they were systematically broken.”
“Marriage is between a man and a woman, but I respect if someone disagrees with me,” said Santiago. “When you take my ability to disagree, it’s like [Communist Cuba]. “He did not say who or what his ability to disagree, but referred to the” enemy “, who explained that he was a devil.
Ryan Folz, a legislative connector for the Christian virtue center-led as a group of anti-LGBTQ+ hate by the Southern Center of Poverty-said that recognition of the natural family month “positions Ohio as a leader in erecting families.”
“By passing this bill, you will send a powerful news that Ohio is a state that honors marriage, celebrates natural families and prioritizes children’s well-being,” said Folz.
Eric Tober, the main pastor of the Ark church in Dublin in Ohio, also testified that “voices in our culture send subtle and direct attacks on a natural family.”
“Over the past 25 years, we have witnessed a change in which culture ridiculed a natural family, and the alternative worldview has broken marriages and family,” said Tober.
Rep. Meredith Lawson (D-Reynoldsburg) asked Tobera if her family would still be considered a “natural family”, taking into account that her father died when she was younger and her mother did not enter into a again marriage.
“Yes, you would be considered a natural family,” Tober replied. “The idea is still a husband and wife.”
During the hearing, Republican representatives, such as chairman Gary Click (R-Vickery), insisted that the recognition of the natural family month did not slander other families such as LGBTQ+families.
“I don’t think it was the intention of the sponsor of this bill,” said Click.
However, the last person who testified – Gary Lankford, pastor and marriage therapist – confirmed the default slander, which representatives of Democrats have tried to emphasize many times.
Lankford was asked if LGBTQ+ couples could be considered a “natural family”.
“This is an unnatural family,” said Lankford. “It’s unnatural if you are a Christian, Jew or Muslim. It’s unnatural if you are an evolutionist and you believe in natural selection. Not necessarily bad.” Ding
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