I like to check new bills at the beginning of the month to see what the
state is up to. Here's a typical bill which, for the time being anyway,
is hanging in a committee. It's a graphic example of how the secular
state is persecuting the "people of faith" by forcing them to adhere to
secular principles. Paragraph (b) is the pertinent bit.


Sec. 21.0515. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS.
(a) An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if the
employer:
(1) as a condition for consideration for employment:
(A) requires an applicant for employment to disclose in an
application form the sexual orientation of the applicant; or
(B) in the course of an interview with an applicant for employment,
requests the applicant to disclose the sexual orientation of the
applicant; or
(2) asks a person other than the applicant, including
a former employer of the applicant, to offer an assessment of the
applicant's genuine or perceived sexual orientation.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a
religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code; or
(2) a school, institution of higher education, or other educational
institution that:
(A) is not described by Section 11.20, Tax Code, but that is wholly
or substantially controlled, managed, owned, or supported by an
organization described by Subdivision (1); or
(B) has a curriculum directed toward the propagation of a particular
religion.

I like to check new bills at the beginning of the month to see what the
state is up to. Here's a typical bill which, for the time being anyway,
is hanging in a committee. It's a graphic example of how the secular
state is persecuting the "people of faith" by forcing them to adhere to
secular principles. Paragraph (b) is the pertinent bit.


Sec. 21.0515. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS.
(a) An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if the
employer:
(1) as a condition for consideration for employment:
(A) requires an applicant for employment to disclose in an
application form the sexual orientation of the applicant; or
(B) in the course of an interview with an applicant for employment,
requests the applicant to disclose the sexual orientation of the
applicant; or
(2) asks a person other than the applicant, including
a former employer of the applicant, to offer an assessment of the
applicant's genuine or perceived sexual orientation.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a
religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code; or
(2) a school, institution of higher education, or other educational
institution that:
(A) is not described by Section 11.20, Tax Code, but that is wholly
or substantially controlled, managed, owned, or supported by an
organization described by Subdivision (1); or
(B) has a curriculum directed toward the propagation of a particular
religion.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.