Attacks on 'Religious freedom' to begin in ernest

[carpro]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...6aaa46-19d8-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html


ACLU: Why we can no longer support the federal ‘religious freedom’ law

For more than 15 years, we have been concerned about how the RFRA could be used to discriminate against others. As the events of the past couple of years amply illustrate, our fears were well-founded

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Yes, religious freedom needs protection. But religious liberty doesn’t mean the right to discriminate or to impose one’s views on others. The RFRA wasn’t meant to force employees to pay a price for their employer’s faith, or to allow businesses to refuse to serve gay and transgender people, or to sanction government-funded discrimination. In the civil rights era, we rejected the claims of those who said it would violate their religion to integrate. We can’t let the RFRA be used as a tool for a different result now.

 

[wpe3bql]

ACLU.....Isn't that an abbreviation for Anti Christian Lawyers' Union? :thumbsup:

 

[Revmitchell]

American Communist Leftwing Union

 

[carpro]

The marriage thing was just the beginning.

Now we are looking at forced acceptance, regardless of your religious convictions. I believe this will spread to churches as well.

A same sex couple somewhere will try to join a local church and will be turned away on biblical grounds. A lawsuit will follow seeking to render the Bible irrelevant.

 

[carpro]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...ll-tax-exemptions-for-religious-institutions/


TIME MAGAZINE: AFTER GAY MARRIAGE VICTORY, KILL ‘TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS’


In a provocative piece in Time magazine, columnist Mark Oppenheimer has proposed following up Friday’s landmark Supreme Court decision imposing same-sex marriage on the nation with the abolition of tax exempt status for religious institutions.

To justify this one-two punch against religion and Christianity in particular, Oppenheimer throws out a series of lame-duck arguments, capitalizing on a cultural climate of hostility toward churches and a generalized feeling that religion has lost its special status in American society.

 

[carpro]

This will morph into an all out assault on the protection the 1st amendment provides for the free exercise of religion.

It's coming.

 

[poncho]

To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.

http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Exemption-Requirements-Section-501(c)(3)-Organizations

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

But you may if you so desire waive these rights for a tax exemption.

Just sign here _______________________________________________ .

http://www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=100677

 

[Don]

The marriage thing was just the beginning.

Now we are looking at forced acceptance, regardless of your religious convictions. I believe this will spread to churches as well.

A same sex couple somewhere will try to join a local church and will be turned away on biblical grounds. A lawsuit will follow seeking to render the Bible irrelevant.

"Spread to churches"? The problem is, it's already in our churches.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/dea...-christians-who-use-religion-to-push-bigotry/

 

[poncho]

The church neutered itself for a tax exemption.

 

[carpro]

"Spread to churches"? The problem is, it's already in our churches.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/dea...-christians-who-use-religion-to-push-bigotry/

False teachers have always been around.

With this decision, the PC terrorists, including phonies like the one in your source, will get new life.

It will get worse. Much worse.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

The church neutered itself for a tax exemption.

:thumbs::thumbs::applause:

 

[carpro]

The church neutered itself for a tax exemption.

Did they?

Or did they just get a needed barrier between themselves and over zealous and hateful politicians that would tax them out of existence if they disagreed with their teachings?

 

[poncho]

Tax God out of business? :laugh:

 

[carpro]

Tax God out of business? :laugh:

If you have a valid point to make, you wouldn't need to lie about what I said.

Your case must be pretty weak.

 

[poncho]

If you have a valid point to make, you wouldn't need to lie about what I said.

Your case must be pretty weak.

I didn't lie, I paraphrased big difference. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[carpro]

I didn't lie, I paraphrased. :smilewinkgrin:

No, you changed what I said completely. That's a lie.

 

[poncho]

No, you changed what I said completely. That's a lie.

No, I didn't change a word of what you said, look . . .

Did they?

Or did they just get a needed barrier between themselves and over zealous and hateful politicians that would tax them out of existence if they disagreed with their teachings?

Your words are still there, unchanged.

What I did was point out your faith in Caesar to protect what God has ordained. God doesn't need Caesar to protect what's His.

Spineless preachers might but God doesn't.

 

[carpro]

No, I didn't change a word of what you said, look . . .



Your words are still there, unchanged.

What I did was point out your faith in Caesar to protect what God has ordained. God doesn't need Caesar to protect what's His.

You lied, poncho. Still are.

What alse can one say?

 

[poncho]

You lied, poncho. Still are.

What alse can one say?

You stuck your foot in your mouth and now you're blaming me because it tastes bad? :laugh:

 

[carpro]

You stuck your foot in your mouth and now you're blaming me because it tastes bad? :laugh:

You're only being blamed for the lies you put out. Nothing more.