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Originally Posted by photon
Just to argue from the other side, what if that same church that has a right to not perform homosexual weddings also wants to not perform weddings between black people?
Wouldn't the charter compel that church to do it? Or somehow sanction the church if they didn't? Or would the church be allowed to do that?
If the church isn't allowed to refuse to marry a black couple, but is allowed to refuse to marry a homosexual couple, doesn't that still mean homosexuals are being marginalized in society?
Honest question, I don't know the answer.
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Thats definately a tough one. Many churches screen who is allowed to be married in their building. This may not be limited to sexual preference, it also includes religious backgrounds. I'm not sure if a catholic priest would be excited about a mormon couple being married in his church, or vise versa. To them, it's a holy place for sacred events, so they dont want things that contradict their beliefs happening inside. Is it discriminatory or is it your right to religious freedom of choice? I don't know either.
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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Well I don't have a problem with churches doing charity work per se, I do have a problem when they start trying to preach and propagandize for their religion at the same time. I don't want them having tax exemption to go help brainwash people into their religion.
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So you would prefer:
(A) Man ignores homeless man on the street
to
(B) Man helps a homeless man off the street and helps him get back on his feet, then says, "By the way, did you know Jesus loves you?"
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What's wrong with (B)? It's not like these people are forcing their religion onto the people they're trying help. Last time I checked, people can choose whether to accept a religion or not.