No, I wouldn’t say that. Perhaps I need to re-read the story. I thought the only thing she did was sing the anthem and for that there was permission. I was not aware that she also spoke? I thought she did exactly what the legislator said she would do?
”Does your church have an ideological truth scanner in the vestibule where you can tell what people are going to say?
Anyone can say anything they like, just not from the pulpit. Anyone who is given the pulpit is either vetted in advance or they are already known. It would be unwise to not know.
”Or is it a "members only" club.”
Not.
“In my book, holding back information and willfully and knowingly allowing someone to misunderstand your meaning and intentions is every bit the same as a direct lie.”
I would agree with that in some cases and possibly not in others, but regardless, I don’t believe that is what happened in this matter at least as far as I know what happened.
jw