Snopes and California’s Totalitarian Left
At this point Snopes isn't to be trusted.
"The anti-“conversion therapy” bill sponsored by San Jose Democrat Assemblyman Evan Low basically forbids provision of counseling, books, advice, referrals, etc. aimed at helping someone overcome same-sex desires or transgender identification. In other words, it criminalizes the sexual morality code of every major religion and especially Christianity – the real target. It should chill every freedom-loving American that this spectacular violation of the First Amendment passed the California House by a vote of 50 to 18 on April 19 and is now before the state Senate.
Snopes focused on a response by Republican Assembly member Travis Allen to One America News Network’s Liz Wheeler, who asked, “…if this bill were to pass, would this prohibit the sale of the Bible, that teaches these things about sexual morality?”
Mr. Allen replied, “Well, literally, according to how this law is written, yes, it would. This is, you know, PC culture, politically correct culture, gone horribly awry.”
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Snopes smugly informs us that, “California Assembly Bill 2943 does not mention the Bible, Christianity, or religion at all, so when Allen claimed that the legislation would ‘literally’ prohibit the sale of the Bible, he was stating something that is demonstrably and clearly false.”
Really?
In a brilliant takedown in The Federalist, author and academic Robert Gagnon explains why Snopes – not Mr. Allen – is dead wrong.
“That the bill doesn’t explicitly mention these things is irrelevant if the wording of the bill is broad enough to encompass them,” Dr. Gagnon writes. “Sure, it is virtually impossible that California will immediately attempt to ban the sale of the Bible itself. Not even the hard Left in California has that kind of chutzpah. But citations of Bible verses in the context of declaring homosexual practice and transgenderism to be morally debased could indeed get one into serious trouble with the law if it comes in the context of selling or advertising a product or service….
“Snopes,” he continues, “heavily shades the truth: ‘What is clear is that Low’s bill does not seek to outlaw all religious or moral instruction regarding sexuality and sexual orientation.’"