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Portland, Maine is San Francisco East. Getting worse by the day....
If the tax exempt status of the diocese is pulled the diocese is free to engage in unrestricted political activity. Do the homosexuals really want that?
NYer I’ll bet ya a dollar that in time Obamma will tax church’s.
Every day the gays are showing just how “tolerant” they are. I hope gullible people are now waking up especially the sleazy politicians who thought that giving in to the gay agenda would be real easy in their “safe” Democrat districts.
It was bound to happen.
It was going to happen sooner or later. Destruction of the Church seems to be the goal.
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Watch what happens if the “hate crimes” bill passes. I see them really coming after churches then. If they refuse to marry homos I see confiscation of church property, fines and possible jail terms for clergy who refuse.
We knew this would come and if hate speech legislation is passed this will only be the beginning. There is a reason they attack us, hold tight to the faith folks. I have this fear that someday that it will be a crime to make the sign of the cross....*sigh*
Perhaps catholic hospitals would stop treating AIDS patients with homo lifestyles?
We need to make this an issue in NY. A lot of purposely ignorant religious folk think this wont affect them.