The commission is interpreting a state law to ban churches from expressing their views on human sexuality if they would “directly or indirectly” make “persons of any particular…gender identity” feel “unwelcome” in conjunction with church services, events, and other religious activities. The speech ban could be used to gag churches from making any public comments—including from the pulpit—that could be viewed as unwelcome to persons who do not identify with their biological sex. This is because the commission says the law applies to churches during any activity that the commission deems to not have a “bona fide religious purpose.” Examples the commission gave are “a child care facility operated at a church or a church service open to the public,” which encompasses most events that churches hold.
ADF attorneys representing Fort Des Moines Church of Christ in Des Moines argue in the lawsuit that all events held at a church on its property have a bona fide religious purpose, and that the commission has no authority to violate the First Amendment’s guarantees of freedom of religion and speech.
“Churches should be free to teach their religious beliefs and operate their houses of worship according to their faith without being threatened by the government. That is a foundational First Amendment principle,” said ADF Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb. “Churches have always been protected from government intrusion, and they still are. They have a firmly established freedom to teach their beliefs and set internal policies that reflect their biblical teachings about marriage and human sexuality. One can hardly imagine a more obvious unconstitutional invasion of the state into the internal affairs of the church.”
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Christian Churches will very soon regret taking the tax exempt status from a satanic government full of freemasons.
Christian churches will soon be going underground again as they did in the first century.
All right now preachers,
Let' see how certain you are about your beliefs now that they are under attack by a very dangerous government.
Tax exemption for churches is wrong, just a huge give away by the government.
News flash: Rainbow warriors are not men of God. The apostate church(s) are on schedule and now here. why have a Church that IS SUPPOSE TO BE SALT AND LIGHT, be in anyway offensive to the biblical ignorant and lost. Why would it want to warn anyone about Hell, No, we wouldn't want that would we? The lost and progressive ilk, prefer a Church that everybody is okay and accepted. No need for all that 'Christ died on the cross and took your place in hell ---so you could believe in Him, and have your sins forgiven. Why don't we just start serving beer and offer up hookers between services, and while we're at it throw in some ash trays too?I know, you think what I'm saying is fantasy, and who could blame you? But here's the kicker ----you now WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for knowing the truth, and what you did with it. So again, please laugh it up, but don't laugh too hard ---salvation is a limited time offer and the clock is running ....running out of time
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