Chuck Colson: Government-Run Churches, Can It Happen Here?

BreakPoint ^ | 6/18/09 | Chuck Colson

[slumber1]

Will we put our congregations under the authority of Caesar?

Most churches are already under the authority of Caesar by way of the 501C3 tax exemption. It's only a matter of time before Caesar begins to exercise his authority by demanding that any organization that receives a tax exemption must not discriminate in hiring.

[stuartcr]

That’s certainly how I believe. That’s why I have so few worries.

[Tax-chick]

We ought to be in prayer for the church in Great Britain, asking God to guide it as the government bears down.

True.

[kjo]

It will be hear within a decade...if Obama is reelected. Otherwise we are looking at twenty years at the outside.

Politically correct will be the law of the land...a wise Latina woman told me.

[TomOnTheRun]

England is a different situation. It has both an established state church in the Church of England, a head of state that is also a religious figure in the person of the queen, and no constitutional barriers of the sort we have.

[SandWMan]

I think it will be within 10 years no matter what, and probably sooner.

I have seen this sort of thing (and many others) coming for some time, but things have been changing RAPIDLY in the last few years. I think now that we will be hit with this, and many other onerous things very soon.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Many of the churches already have fallen in line with leftwing dogma and approve of things that are not in tune with Christianity.

[rawhide]

It be a snow day in hell before a mosque is forced to hire a fag.

[TexasRepublic]

Let the government try — nothing builds up true Christianity like persecution. The chafe will be burned away and the gold will be refined. The remnants will be stronger than ever.

[americanophile]

Obviously.

[workerbee]

You're right. I mean, c'mon, what's next -- we elect a socialist? Never happen here!

/sarc

[LomanBill]

>>Yes, we should never allow anything to stifle our right to offend.

“offending” tyrants and oligarchs who prop themselves up via religious subjugation is an American responsibility.

[stuartcr]

Right you are.

[Boiling Pots]

I can only imagine the reaction of a British mosque when the religion police orders it to hire a lesbian secretary.

Hahaha, silly man. These laws only apply to Christians.