How about gays joining organizations that agree with what they believe to be right? Would you expect a Democratic political aide to go to work for a Republican? Religious organizations have the right to practice what they believe. If not, then you better be ready to concede that what you believe to be right has no right to be voiced either.
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No longer free - regulated and lawyered to death!
Very few brave enough to speak up! [MORE]
donald Keller
Sep 7, 2007 17:26
All of your articles are quite informative, yet they fail to show the reader how to take action on the... [MORE]
Michael
Sep 6, 2007 14:28
What happened to seperation of Church and state. Oh that only applys when you want to keep other people from... [MORE]
Luke
Sep 6, 2007 13:44
To what end would the government insist that a church or parachurch organization state their specific beliefs on homosexuality?... [MORE]
Lisa
Sep 6, 2007 15:46
I am a Native American living on a reservation in Nevada. I am also a Christian. If it doesn't line... [MORE]
Jacqueline Kay Allen
Sep 6, 2007 13:44
Recently I went out to look at our garden, and noticed leaves missing from the top of a tomato... [MORE]
Charles Sproull
Sep 6, 2007 06:42
Gender disfunction is a medical problem not a political or religious situation. These are Sads---not Gays and it is sad... [MORE]
Jacques Bakke
Sep 5, 2007 19:52
This issue brings out the worst in arguments. Robert Baden-Powell, whose sexual nature gets raised in connection to the Boy... [MORE]
Alfred J. Lemire
Sep 5, 2007 14:18
I can't agree that it is unreasonable for there to be a requirement for religious organisations which wish to engage... [MORE]
Zoe Brain
Sep 5, 2007 11:38
I think it a sad commentary that the only two responses I see requard the issue as discriminatory and homophobic.... [MORE]
Michael Bazdresch
Sep 5, 2007 23:24
Any church that truly bases their beliefs on the Bible has already declared their principles. The Bible clearly and succinctly,... [MORE]
Lisa
Sep 7, 2007 17:51
Thank you Lisa. You have shown a clear understanding of the Constitution's intent with regards to the Free Practice and... [MORE]
Joshua
Sep 18, 2007 13:30
Churches already enjoy too many perks - tax breaks, for instance. They shouldn't also be exempt from discrimination law. In... [MORE]
John B.
Sep 5, 2007 07:50
It seems to me that John B. knows very little about the church and government. So many people in God's... [MORE]
Ellen H.
Sep 5, 2007 20:42
How about gays joining organizations that agree with what they believe to be right? Would you expect a Democratic political...
Ken Stocker
Sep 6, 2007 06:51
John,
Tax breaks are not exclusive to churches . . . . any non-profit entity gets them. The idea of tax... [MORE]