Posted on Apr 4, 2023
Leader of Missouri Human Rights Commission faces demands for removal over anti-LGBTQ advocacy
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Timothy Faber, a lobbyist for the Missouri Baptist Convention and the chair of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, testified against a Senate bill that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Faber used biblical references to argue that the bill infringed on “religious liberty.”
All 10 Democratic members of the Missouri Senate signed a letter Monday urging Gov. Mike Parson to remove the chair of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights over his recent public statements in opposition to LGBTQ-rights legislation.
Timothy Faber, a lobbyist for the Missouri Baptist Convention, testified in a Senate committee hearing last week about a bill that would amend Missouri’s Nondiscrimination Act to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
All 10 Democratic members of the Missouri Senate signed a letter Monday urging Gov. Mike Parson to remove the chair of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights over his recent public statements in opposition to LGBTQ-rights legislation.
Timothy Faber, a lobbyist for the Missouri Baptist Convention, testified in a Senate committee hearing last week about a bill that would amend Missouri’s Nondiscrimination Act to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Leader of Missouri Human Rights Commission faces demands for removal over anti-LGBTQ advocacy
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Independent contacted the commission, which did not have a comment at the time of publication. Faber did not respond to attempts to contact.
The governor’s office did not return a request for comment.
“I do not speak for the Human Rights Commission. That’s not my role,” Faber told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “That was not my intent. And I don’t even have the legal right to do so, especially considering that the commission has not addressed these issues. That’s why I did not identify myself as a commissioner.”"
..."The Independent contacted the commission, which did not have a comment at the time of publication. Faber did not respond to attempts to contact.
The governor’s office did not return a request for comment.
“I do not speak for the Human Rights Commission. That’s not my role,” Faber told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “That was not my intent. And I don’t even have the legal right to do so, especially considering that the commission has not addressed these issues. That’s why I did not identify myself as a commissioner.”"
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