Posted on 06/29/2015 5:02:53 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
The first question is this.
What are we going to do when we no longer have access to the church property? There are ways around this, some in place now, but many pastors are nervous about it (harder to keep people on the straight and narrow).
The next question is: What are we prepared to sacrifice for God? That is something every Christian needs to ask themselves. For many, it will be nothing. For some it may be all.
Talk about getting hoisted on one’s own petard. Do the liberals, pro-abortionists, and pro-homosexuals really want to unleash the most articulate and persuasive class of rhetoricians (i.e., preachers) to speak against them on a regular basis to groups of like-minded believers? Better keep them muzzled with their tax exemptions and tax privileges.
Please, Mr. Fox, don’t throw me in the briar patch, not the briar patch! So says Brer Rabbit.
I understand the logic of saying Christians should be willing to give up their tax exempt status in exchange for freedom, but I’m not willing to go there yet. Why should only Christian non-profits be expected to give up their tax exempt status, when other non profits, even those which overtly discriminate against Christians, need not lose their tax exempt status.
Too often hasty concessions lead to unintended consequences. We need to think this through long and hard. Why should Christian non-profits be treated differently than Planned Parenthood, United Way, the Red Cross or any other American organization merely because they espouse a religion. Why willingly behave in a way that confirms the first amendment is obsolete?
We are already arranging several “house church” sites among the members.
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