{"id":6058,"date":"2013-06-08T01:18:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2013-06-19T03:24:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T02:24:42","slug":"doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/doj\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Employees told to Affirm Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6061\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Department-of-Justice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6061   \" alt=\"Department of Justice\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Department-of-Justice.jpg\" width=\"328\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Workers at the United States Department of Justice were sent an email telling them that silence about LGBT issues was no longer enough, and that employees must go out of their way to make homosexuals feel comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>The email, which originated from a group within the Department that calls itself &#8216;DOJ Pride&#8217;, has prompted widespread fears of religious intolerance and viewpoint discrimination at the highest levels of American government.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous whistle-blower from the Department told the Liberty Counsel law-firm that DOJ employees were emailed the brochure, \u201cLGBT Inclusion at Work: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers.\u201d The brochure was created by DOJ Pride and urges employees to stop using \u201cgender-specific terms like &#8216;husband&#8217; and &#8216;wife&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The brochure also tells DOJ employees to attend LGBT events sponsored by DOJ Pride or by the Department itself, and encourages them to post DOJ Pride stickers in their office.<\/p>\n<p>The most controversial part of the brochure states that \u201cSilence seems like disapproval. There\u2019s still an atmosphere of LGBT issues not being appropriate for the workplace (particularly for transgender people), or that people who bring it up are trying to rock the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, commented, \u201cChristians are frightened and terrified of losing their jobs. You just can\u2019t keep you head down and do your job. Now you have to become an advocate for the LGBT agenda \u2013 and if you don\u2019t \u2013 the DOJ will consider that to be intolerant. Under this directive, one cannot be a Christian and a manager at the Department of Justice. How does one who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible display \u2018gay pride\u2019 stickers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robin Phillips, spokesman for <em>Christian Voice <\/em>and author of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Saints-Scoundrels-From-Herod-Solzhenitsyn\/product-reviews\/1591281040\/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Saints and Scoundrels<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, commented that the DOP Proud brochure illustrated the general trajectory of the LGBT movement\u2019s changing goals. \u201cOnce the LGBT lobby was content to use the spurious notion of \u2018tolerance\u2019 to merely neutralize opposition,\u201d he said. \u201cBut recently they have launched a much more ambitious goal, which is the forced affirmation of certain viewpoints and lifestyle choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/anti-gay-pastor-facing-federal-lawsuit-for-crimes-against-humanity.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pastor Faces Lawsuit for Preaching Against Homosexuality<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/christian-teacher-under-investigation-for-opposing-homosexuality.html\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Teacher Under Investigation For Opposing Homosexuality<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/students-who-refuse-to-affirm-transgender-classmates-face-punishment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Students Who Refuse to Affirm Transgender Classmates Face Punishment<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/toddstarnes\/top-stories\/atty-says-school-threatened-punished-boy-who-opposed-gay-adoption.html\" target=\"_blank\">Atty Says School Threatened, Punished Boy Who Opposed Gay Adoption<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/doj\/\" data-width=\"470\" data-num-posts=\"250\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that persons wishing to comment on this story must enter a valid email address. 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