I have previously pointed out that the New American has provided the only real, substantive reporting regarding the proposed USMCA trade agreement negotiated by the Trump Administration, and supported by many Republicans. Nancy Pelosi has negotiated key elements; and has thrown her support behind the agreement.
Within it are requirements for the countries participating in the USMCA agreement to adopt key parts of the LGBT agenda. Check it out:
In addition to workplace protections for migrant workers, Chapter 23 also promotes workplace protections for “gender identity” and other LGBTQ “gender-related issues.” For example, under “Sex-Based Discrimination in the Workplace,” in the USMCA’s labor chapter, all three countries are required to promote and “implement policies” protecting “gender identity.” And under Article 23.12, all three countries agree to cooperate on “addressing gender-related issues in the field of labor and employment,” as well as on “addressing the opportunities of a diverse workforce, including: ... promotion of equality and elimination of employment discrimination in the areas of age, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity.” In other words, if a man applies for a job and goes to the interview dressed as a woman with a demand to be addressed as if he were a lady and demonstrates even the mildest aptitude to do the job, the employer would be required to hire that individual or risk a lawsuit. This alone should be a deal breaker for Christians, especially religious businessmen and faith-based companies.
This is going to be an absolute mess for orthodox Christians. Remember how we were reassured everything would be fine with same-sex marriage, and how there would be no problems from the standpoint of religious conscience and liberty. And then remember all that happened, almost instantaneously, to the contrary.
Also remember how the Republicans quickly folded and betrayed their Christian conservative supporters. We have been resisting these kinds of laws for many years because it is quite clear how they will be used against us-- by some of the worst elements in society.
Canada, which has been persecuting orthodox Christians for years over LGBT issues, will have no problem with the above provisions. Mexico is now led by a socialist who also will have no problem with the above.
These parts of the trade deal ought be no surprise to conservatives. The Family Research Council has on multiple occasions expressed concerns that the Trump State Department had been quietly advancing the LGBT agenda overseas. (Addendum 12/18: Here is some evidence of the Trump Administration's activities at the UN.)
But this new trade agreement will impose additional mess upon all of us.
When you hear that your Republican members of Congress and Senators are planning to support the USMCA trade deal, consider the information above. You might want to let them know about it.
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