A Republican senator is hoping to alleviate a dilemma that the rising tide ofsame-sex marriages could create for places of worship. As such unions become more acceptable, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is afraid the day may come when churches are forced to perform gay marriages or lose their tax-exempt status.
“What we’re talking about here is the freedom of religious belief, the freedom of a church, for example, to adhere to its own religious doctrine so that it cannot be discriminated against by the government,” he told Newsmax, which also reported:
Lee said the federal government’s failure to protect religious liberty — citing Obamacare mandates for contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs — was a key motivation for him to introduce the “Marriage and Religious Freedom Act,” which protects clergy from being punished if they refuse to perform gay marriages.
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This was addressed here in Maryland specifically in the bill. Cannot happen.
ReplyDeleteIf anywhere in the US a church says we will not marry an interracial couple because it is against are beliefs. No problem they cannot be forced or lose their tax except status. Same thing applies here.
I'm with 8:11. Sounds paranoid to me. Churches are not the same as florists, bakeries and photographers who refuse to provide services for same-sex ceremonies.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the emphasis has moved from the issue of stopping to PROMOTING the queer environment. Which means bringing in people from the sidelines that simply wanted to stay out of this mess.
ReplyDeleteWe already have that law. It's called the First Amendment.
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