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Ohio LGBT Group Announces Plans to Target Churches for Homosexual Weddings
PJ Media ^ | February 23, 2017 | Tyler O'Neil

Posted on 02/25/2017 2:39:41 PM PST by lowbridge

An LGBT organization in Ohio has announced plans to target churches if they refuse to offer their property to be used in a homosexual wedding. In opposing the Ohio Pastors Protection Act (HB-36), the group Equality Ohio announced that they would target churches, forcing them to rent church facilities to groups which oppose that church's beliefs. This despite the fact that all the Roman Catholic bishops in Ohio support the bill, and Catholics make up approximately 20 percent of the state's population.

When asked "if a church community has a church hall that they rent to couples who want to have that wedding reception in that hall ... should that church hall and church community be forced to rent that to someone who wants to use that building for something that's against that church community's belief system," an Equality Ohio spokeswoman said, "Sure, I would say that if that space is open and generally available to the public for a fee, yes that should be available to everyone."

This statement may seem innocent enough, but to Representative Nino Vitale (R-Urbana), the author of HB-36, it is a declaration of war. "If you have property rights and religious freedom, shouldn't you have religious freedom, at least on your own property?" Vitale asked in an interview with PJ Media.

Specifically, Vitale suggested that the ACLU of Ohio, which he described as "a large cash cow organization that exists to sue people," and which opposed the Ohio Pastors Protection Act last year, would target churches if HB-36 does not pass. "That's what they aim to do," he explained.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; ohio
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1 posted on 02/25/2017 2:39:41 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Revealing their ultimate goal: destroying the Catholic church.


2 posted on 02/25/2017 2:41:14 PM PST by I want the USA back (Lying Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: lowbridge

But wait, they told us that churches could not be forced to perform homo “weddings”

Apparently they lied. Shazam


3 posted on 02/25/2017 2:42:02 PM PST by cyclotic (Republicans Are without excuse. Flood the Resolute Desk with sane legislation.)
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To: lowbridge

During the national debate over homosexual marriage, we were repeatedly told by the liberals, that churches would NOT be sued over homosexual marriage. We were told that religious institutions would not be compelled to perform marriages which do not align with the definition of marriage within that denomination.

One state which legalized homosexual marriage, New York, made a big deal of how they had a major religious freedom clause in their marriage law, so that religious organizations would not have to perform other types of marriages.

So now this is where we are?? Now churches will be sued anyway, in spite of the liberals assurances that they were only seeking CIVIL marriage rights, as opposed to forcing others to perform homosexual marriage ceremonies??????


4 posted on 02/25/2017 2:43:12 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: lowbridge

Use reverse psychology and MARKET IT TO THEM! The package will include comprehensive pre-marriage counseling and indoctrination into the tenets of Christian philosophy as a mandatory part of the services. They’ll run, screaming.


5 posted on 02/25/2017 2:45:56 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: lowbridge
OK,fair enough....groups should demand that synagogues rent facilities for Nazi weddings and others should demand that mosques rent facilities for pig roasts.

Ain't gonna happen,obviously...because the target of the left isn't religion,it's Christianity.

6 posted on 02/25/2017 2:46:11 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: lowbridge

Next they will be forcing boy scout troops to accept gay scoutmaster. Oh wait....


7 posted on 02/25/2017 2:46:30 PM PST by plain talk
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To: lowbridge

They have been pretty successful at destroying Christian owned businesses. I guess it is time to move on to their next prey.

Their ultimate goal is obvious. The destruction of Christianity.


8 posted on 02/25/2017 2:48:04 PM PST by joshua c (Cut the cord! Don't pay for the rope they hang you with.)
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To: lowbridge

Too bad Christian leaders are more concerned with bringing in more Muslim refugees to line their pockets than they are at fighting crap like this.


9 posted on 02/25/2017 2:48:39 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (STOP THE TAPE!)
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To: I want the USA back

>>Revealing their ultimate goal: destroying the Catholic church.

Their goal is to destroy the entire catholic (universal) church, not just the capital-C Catholic church.


10 posted on 02/25/2017 2:49:17 PM PST by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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To: I want the USA back

Keep pushing.

I tolerate you freak mother ####ers.

But keep pushing until my WOP temper goes past the point of no return.

May get away with it in some places, but Staten Island? Forget about it.


11 posted on 02/25/2017 2:50:38 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: lowbridge

It sounds to me that their plan is to target the church halls and have their own minister perform the ceremony. They will use the commerce clause to try to force churches to make the hall available. So for example, our parish has a room called the Martha and Mary room. I’m guessing that the lesbians would love that. A small ceremony in the room and then use the kitchen and bring out the catered food. The good news is that I have never heard of this space or the other big cafeteria downstairs used to anything not directly related to the parish. Since we’re a big active parish those spaces are busy pretty much every night and most days.


12 posted on 02/25/2017 2:52:17 PM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: lowbridge

Our pastor gave up his state license 2 years ago.

Our church also no longer rents space.


13 posted on 02/25/2017 2:52:27 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: lowbridge
Did anybody not see this coming?

Anybody?

Bueller?

14 posted on 02/25/2017 2:53:08 PM PST by dead
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To: lowbridge
Ohio LGBT Group Announces Plans to Target Churches for Homosexual Weddings

And this is why you can't tolerate them at all.

I will point out to the religious among us that the bible mentions two different examples where homosexuals were tolerated in their communities. In the first example, ("Genesis" Sodom and Gomorrah ) they tried to homosexual rape Angels.

In the second example, ("Judges" Battle of Gibeah) Homosexuals tried to rape a male traveler, but satisfied themselves with rape-killing his concubine.

In both examples, the final disposition of the issue was that everyone involved with the debauchery was killed.

Modern Homosexuals haven't quite gotten this bad yet, but they are certainly proceeding in the direction of the behavior outlined in the bible, and I believe if they are left alone, they will eventually behave just as badly as the bible describes.

15 posted on 02/25/2017 2:53:36 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

Not at our church. No rental of facilities and for a wedding, the couple would have to be members. They wouldn’t be accepted.


16 posted on 02/25/2017 2:55:18 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: lowbridge

Targeting churches sounds like a certain winner.

NOT!


17 posted on 02/25/2017 2:55:40 PM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: lowbridge

Dolan helped them big time by standing by while they defiled the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Now the next phase watchmen match half naked. Their target has always been the Roman Catholic Church.


18 posted on 02/25/2017 2:56:14 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: lowbridge

No problem!

The requirements are simple:

1) 40 hours of Christian Marriage counselling.
2) 120 hours of Bible Study.
3) Declaration that Christ is your Savior.
4) 3 day retreat with your new Christian brothers and sisters.
5) A 5000-word essay on why Jesus is important to you.
6) Bring 7 new members to the church.
7) Post 12 images of Jesus or the crucifix in your home, to be inspected.
8) 3 years prior membership in the church, with proof you attended every Sunday.

Easy peasy!


19 posted on 02/25/2017 2:56:51 PM PST by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: I want the USA back

Any church except mosques.


20 posted on 02/25/2017 2:57:12 PM PST by Rusty0604
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