[gdani]

But the Bill of Rights does:

Except there's not a single right in the Bill of Rights that is absolute.

Especially when churches have a choice -- tax exemption (agree to restrictions), no tax exemption (say what you want).

[RygelXVI]

Especially when churches have a choice -- tax exemption (agree to restrictions), no tax exemption (say what you want).

The power to tax is the power to destroy. The choice you present is:

A/ Give up free speech

OR

B/ Prepare for destruction

In essence, the result is massive government fines (taxes) as a penalty for engaging in non-approved religious expression.

Does that really sound like freedom of religion to you?

[kosciusko51]

So, are you saying that being a church in the United States is like being a dhimmi in a Muslim state, i.e. you can exist and do what you like as long as you pay the “Jizya”? Is religious freedom not important to you?