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Getbig Main Boards => Politics and Political Issues Board => Topic started by: 240 is Back on August 19, 2013, 09:46:55 AM
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TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Monday barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight, making New Jersey the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy, along with California.
The bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature with bipartisan support in June. Assemblyman Tim Eustace, who sponsored the bill and is openly gay, described the therapy as “an insidious form of child abuse.”
In a note accompanying the bill, Christie said he believes people are born gay and that homosexuality is not a sin. That view is inconsistent with his Catholic faith, which teaches that homosexual acts are sins.
The Republican governor also said the health risks of trying to change a child’s sexual orientation, as identified by the American Psychological Association, outweigh concerns over the government setting limits on parental choice.
“Government should tread carefully into this area,” he said in the note, “and I do so here reluctantly.”
“However, I also believe that on the issues of medical treatment for children we must look to experts in the field to determine the relative risks and rewards,” Christie said, citing a litany of potential ill effects of trying to change sexual orientation, including depression and suicide. “I believe that exposing children to these health risks without clear evidence of benefits that outweigh these serious risks is not appropriate.”
Gay rights activists applauded the ban but pushed for more.
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Moving left in that he's fine with passing more and more social laws that have no merit...only being passed for political posturing.
Hope he never tries to say anything about limiting gov't power.
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Mitt signed a gun bill into legislation - something obama has never done - and he STILL called himself "severely conservative" haha. I can see Christie doing the same thing in 2015/16.
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How is Christie moving WAY left when a christian group like Exodus International just recently shut down and apologized for their pray the gay away nonsense
Keep in mind that the he just vetoed legislation that would have banned 50 caliber rifles in his state even though he supported such a ban as recently as April of 2013
That sounds like a typical republican to me
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it makes sense on the 50 caliber thing...
When he speaks to 'moderate' groups, he can say "As you can see, in 2012 I worked to keep guns out of the hands of..."
blah blah.
Then when he speaks to the NRA, he can say "In 2013, I vetoed anti-gun legislation".
It's the "new" flip-flopping in a world were you cannot lie about video with "I never said that..." when ya did. Just VOTE both ways, and brag about one of the votes, depending upon who is in the room :)
Christy = Romney = Mccain. PLEASE vote in a Rand/Cruz type. The RINO won't beat Hilary, come on.