Posted on 08/12/2016 7:57:13 AM PDT by Lera
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..."
These opening words of the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights seem perfectly clear. They were written by James Madison "in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties," and so "the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power."
How absolute are these prohibitions against governmental interference?
According to some leading gay activists, these prohibitions are hardly absolute at all. In their view, religious institutions do not have the right to forbid homosexual practice. If they dare to do so -- meaning, if they dare to follow the plain teaching of the Bible as it has been understood for more than three millennia -- they should be punished. In California, a bill sponsored by Sen. Ricardo Lara (SB1146) would have removed all federal funding from Christian colleges and universities if they prohibited students from engaging in homosexual practice, taught that marriage was between a man and a woman, or required students to use the bathroom of their biological sex. In effect, "The bill was written to completely subvert and ultimately destroy Christian college education in California" and it has rightly been classified as "the most oppressive LGBT anti-religious bill in the country."
After weeks of concerted national pressure from religious leaders, the bill was amended, removing the most egregious provisions but still leaving reasons for concern. Lara's own tweet made clear that he was hardly dropping the fight: "As a gay Catholic man, nobody has the right to dictate how I worship or how I observe my religion #SB1146."
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In their view, religious institutions do not have the right to forbid homosexual practice.
Laws are very binary. They say what they say and don’t say what they don’t say. Too many of us fight the wrong battle.
But *you* assume to yourself the right to dictate how others are to worship, and observe *their* religion. Now, tell me, exactly *how* does that work?
the infowarriior
Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!
How to dissolve the evil, lecherous, leering, fecal eating, child desiring, homosexuals and their filthy agenda. Also the entire insane LGBT poop eaters.
And some wonder how the poor perverts get diseases.
big time.
Sodom and Gomorrah all over again.
Hah! The sodomite pervert knows that he cannot persuade his Church to change its teaching, so he reaches for the bludgeon of government power. He typifies the left: "agree with me, or I'll kill you."
Sen. Lara should be excommunicated.
Sounds a lot like what Lot and his family ran into right before God opened a can of whoop-ass on the bunch in Sodom and Gomorrah.
“religious institutions do not have the right to forbid homosexual practice.”
I am confused is being a homo part of government?
Unless that religion teaches that homosexuality is wrong and that a marriage is between one man and one woman..
In their view, religious institutions do not have the right to forbid homosexual practice
Well okay but there is no right TO homosexual practice. So what is the issue?
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Persecution good for the Church. For too long the Church has been confused with it’s relationship to worldly governments.
Interesting.Liberal Catholics seem to have no problem going to mass,getting communion etc on Sunday,then helping planned parenthood murder babies the next 5 days.I don` t see why Lara can`t do the same...Just do Sunday mass your way,then have gay sex..What gays want is for the church to say God is okay with gay sex.I`m surprised the California gays can`t find a catholic priest in San Francisco that will tell them that God is okay with gay sex and murdering unborn babies..Seems gays support planned parenthood too
I’m not Catholic, but I’m pretty that homosexual man’s Catholic priest can tell him not to be homo. Or get out. The school isn’t telling them not to be homosexually inclined. They simply say homosexual bedroom behavior is not allowed.
I don’t follow my own advice, but I don’t think we can fight it. We simply live G-dly lives, until Moshiach comes, which I assume will be quickly.
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