Republicans Say ENDA 'Takes Dead Aim at Religious Freedom'
Susan Jones
Senior Editor

(CNSNews.com) - The House on Wednesday passed a bill banning most employers from considering a person's "actual or perceived sexual orientation" when it comes to hiring, firing and promotion decisions. Churches and the military are exempt from the bill's provisions.

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would become the first federal law banning job discrimination against lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. Transgender people are not included in the ban, and that bothers some homosexual advocacy groups.

The House voted 235-184 to pass ENDA, but the vote is expected to be much closer in the Senate, and President Bush has said he will veto the bill if it does reach his desk. the rest

How your representative voted on ENDA: here

Added: CWA: First Amendment Trampled With ENDA Passage