Discrimination ??

I voted YES in regard to the referendum on Discrimination on Sexual Orientation in Maine which was voted down.
. I have found this information and thought those here would find it interesting: Here is “information from the Maine Human Rights
Commission, July 04 - June 05 , says: "Charges filed
to the processing of charges of discrimination: 628
new charges were filed. Over 82% of these alleged
discrimination in employment. The largest number of
complaints was filed on the basis of disability
(30.9%). The second largest number of complaints was
based on sex (22.1%). The third largest were
Whistleblower’s charges (15.2%). These three bases
comprised 68.2% of the complaints filed. Age was the
4th largest category of complaint (8.3%), followed by,
Retaliation (7.5%), Race/color (6.6%),
Ancestry/national origin (4.7%). Over forty-nine
percent (49.75%) of the sex discrimination complaints
filed alleged sexual harassment. The number of sexual
harassment complaints filed (100) decreased slightly
from the previous year, but constituted a higher
percentage overall of sex discrimination charges filed
at nearly 50%."

"The Commission found reasonable grounds to believe
that unlawful discrimination had occurred in 40 cases,
which was 9% of the cases they considered. The
Commission found no reasonable grounds to believe that
unlawful discrimination occurred in 402 cases. Not
all cases in which the Commission makes determinations
are closed within the same fiscal year”

My question is, How many complaints based on “ sex”,
were gender discrimination and what were the decisions
on these cases? It seems obvious that discrimination is not, nor has it been a major problem in Maine, and in need of "special" legistlation protecting same sex gender groups above and beyond the general populous! That is part of what I based my vote on and upon my Faith as well.

Many Christians may not feel that they should base their vote on their faith, but our identity is now that of Christ! And that is the issue and basis from which all of our views and perspectives should originate from, and how we are to evaluate life. It's the only stable thing from which we can rely. So why shouldn't our faith be the major factor in our vote, how we engage with others, while we work, and in our families? Jerimiah 7:23 - Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people.and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.