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To: Steve Van Doorn
I also agree you can make rules but the rules can’t be abridging freedom of speech.

OK, you are starting to confuse me. My point is that the Tax Exemption is essentially a self-imposed gag rule. If a church doesn't want to follow the agreed-upon rules, they have oly to give up the associated tax exemption.

But the government can't directly coerce them into saying or not saying anything.

80 posted on 07/18/2006 6:01:25 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (A Conservative will die for individual freedom. A Liberal will kill you for the good of society.)
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To: freedumb2003
the government can't directly coerce them into saying or not saying anything.

Very good.

That means the rules can not abridge freedom of speech.

81 posted on 07/18/2006 6:06:36 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* “I love you guys”)
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