Posted on 03/23/2019 7:44:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
LGBT 'nondiscrimination' ordinance makes churches 'public accommodation'
A judge ruled against a Wisconsin town’s effort to impose its “sexual orthodoxy” on churches through a “nondiscrimination” ordinance that declares all places of worship “public accommodations.”
Brown County Circuit Court Judge William Atkinson issued a verbal order in December concluding the ordinance passed by the De Pere City Council barring discrimination based on gender identity infringes on the religious freedom of local churches.
In the written decision, issued Friday, the judge calls the ordinance an “egregious free speech violation.”
“The viewpoint discrimination in the ordinance is straightforward,” the judge said. “Churches and religious entities may speak, advertise and otherwise publish their religious beliefs, including expectations of members, attendees and employees, and use of the facilities and services provided – so long as those beliefs are in agreement with the city’s sexual orthodoxy.”
The churches were represented by Pacific Justice Institute, which said the town was attempting to impose “sexual orientation and gender identity mandates” on churches.
The ordinance effectively bars employers, businesses and landlords from discriminating against people who identify as transgender and “gender non-binary.”
The ruling said that when an employee’s conduct “falls short of obligations relating to congregational life, a religious institution needs to be able to set the terms and conditions of employment through the exercise of its spiritual authority.”
And the judge addressed the issue of churches that provide activities for the community.
“Whether such programs and activities can be construed as commercial or open to the public does not transform the nature of a church,” the ruling said.
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What the....
A good, clean ruling against the Leftist/Progressive/Liberals.
Hope this judge has security.
To hell with that.
Bump
But what did it cost the liberals? Nothing.
that it was even thought up is quite disconcerting.
RBG needs to drop, the sooner the better.
Old bat is stubborn.
It is sad that we lost the house (quite a few seats through fraud) but we have the senate and Trump will pick a strong conservative to add to the bench.
I will sleep a little better once that happens.
The devil seeks to make what ever gives honor to God and His laws bow to him. The powers that be which attempted this are proxy servants of the devil.
Strictly speaking, the activities the LGBTX£¥EIEIO crowd goes in for are heterodoxy. About the only time they can be considered hetero.
CC
“I will sleep a little better once that happens.”
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dp0622, that would make you, myself and several other million Conservatives sleep a little better once Pres Trump has installed at least one or two more Constitutionally minded Judges to the SCOTUS.
:)
I’m a disgrace!! But it’s not the first time. :)
I don’t think I know who the 9 judges are but I don’t want to peek.
Alito, Satarmayor (or something), Thomas (gotta be getting old), RBG, Roberts, Kavanough, The other guy Trump picked :), I think Souter’s been gone for a while....
Boy that’s awful.
What is it? 4 conservatives, 4 liberals and 1 that goes back and forth?
Forget about Breyer. NEVER remembered Kagan. When did that happen??
Roberts was appointed by bush. So that explains why he’s not a die hard conservative.
Still gives us a 50/50 shot on any issue.
And I HAVE TO imagine that RBG won’t last another almost 6 years!!
Breyer is 81. But that’s not the old age it once was.
RBG is sick. He’s not. I could see another 5 to 10 in him.
Clarence is 81 also. He should retire in Trump’s last year.
Sound thinking, dp0622.
:)
Thanks :)
I’m never really concerned with mentioning what I don’t know on this board.
It’s very rare that someone berates it. It happens, but it’s rare.
I know you knew all 9 already. I can just tell. Like a 6th sense :)
At almost 51, I don’t care about ego anymore.
This is me for better or worse :)
enjoy your Sunday!
Ciao!
LOL
If I admitted what I didn’t know it would fill a university’s library.
P.S. I always forget the names of the two newer feminist SCOTUS judges. All they really wanted to be known as were ‘women who finally made it.’ So, accordingly, that’s how I remember them....The Latina and the Fat One.
Those were their choices so I go by them.
LOL
In the written decision, issued Friday, the judge calls the ordinance an “egregious free speech violation.” ... “Whether such programs and activities can be construed as commercial or open to the public does not transform the nature of a church,” the ruling said.
Since when are privately owned churches “public” accommondations? Sounds like a government take over.
Every Democrat is a violent totalitarian thug.
The fat one!! LOL!!!
“Latina”
My grandparents and father were more “Latin”, having immigrated from Italy.
Nothing “latin” about south and central America.
SMH. History gets rewritten.
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