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To: SeekAndFind

I’m not going to swear to it, but to the best of my knowledge no. The church in Russia (Moscow Patriarchate), I am pretty sure does. But a lot of American churches get money from the government for charitable work. And almost all claim a tax exemption, so I am not sure what the point is.


3 posted on 07/20/2015 10:26:26 AM PDT by NRx (An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
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To: NRx

RE: But a lot of American churches get money from the government for charitable work. And almost all claim a tax exemption, so I am not sure what the point is.

The point is if you receive money from an entity that LEGALIZES gay marriage (e.g. US government), you are eventually on the hook for either repudiating that money or obeying their diktat on marriage if (God forbids) such a clash occurs, and that includes (if you pay for spousal benefits for your employees ), paying for spousal benefits for any possible married gay employees who might come out.

What if say, you are operating an orphanage looking for parents to adopt the children under your care, are you going to be required to allow gay couples to adopt the kid if you are receiving government money?

Better think about this because if Catholic organizations are being forced to do this, the Orthodox organizations are not immune from it.


4 posted on 07/20/2015 10:37:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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