[Servant of the Cross]

We're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy. If you practice your Christian faith, get ready for persecution.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Yep.

[inchworm]

Christians could start to make it clear that there is a difference between marriage and holy matrimony. Its that simple.

[Gaffer]

Start with Islamic Mosques first.

[John O]

faggot marriage has NEVER been about marriage but has always been about destroying the church

[silverleaf]

So churches will no longer be “ licensed” to perform “ marriage” which has now become a legal construct

Let the state be the issuer of “ marriage” licenses and let the churches provide religious service and religious sacraments to those who wish to consecrate their status in the eyes of God . Members of their parish in good standing who follow the doctrine of that faith

If it is a “ constitutional right” then who do people have to buy a state license to register it? Isn’t that more onerous than a voter id?

[Oratam]

The NYT not only reflects leftist thinking, it dictates leftist thought. Without it, our little leftists would be lost.

A seed has been planted. It will no doubt be watered and nurtured over the coming weeks and months until it bears fruit.

[Old Sarge]

The Supreme Court's ruling on gay homosexual marriage makes it clearer than ever that the government shouldn't be subsidizing religion and non-profits.

Good, then you can start with PBS/NPR and Planned Parenthood.

[Petrosius]

If you like your Christian faith you can keep your Christian faith. Oh, right…

[inchworm]

You can’t make Christians perform holy matrimony ceremonies (unless Unitarian of course, and many will debate they are not Christians). This will stand until your denomination sells Christianity down the river, by voting in favor of homosexual marriage or allowing openly homosexual clergy in upcoming annual conferences. Liberals will intentfuly push to the to of church leadership to see it through. Congregations will run from one denomination to the next until they all are liberalized and crumbled, and then will find themselves meeting in small groups in homes just like it was back in the beginning days of the start of the church.

[OpusatFR]

Good.

Let the government strip the tax provision from the churches. The churches will be freed from the onerous silencing of pastors and clergy. The pulpit is a strong voice for change and always has been, so restoring the freedom to challenge the all encompassing power of the state is the beginning of change for the better.

Calling people to a higher purpose and repentance outweighs any monetary gain from obeying a state imposed restriction for obedience to a tax statute.

[kinsman redeemer]

Church Leaders Click Here

[captmar-vell]

“Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!” Isaiah 5:8

[ThunderSleeps]

Really beginning to understand what the Jews felt like in 1930s Germany.

[keats5]

This will be the end of many small Christian schools.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Defenders of tax exemptions and deductions argues that if we got rid of them charitable giving would drop. It surely would, although how much, we can’t say. But of course government revenue would go up, and that money could be used to, say, house the homeless and feed the hungry. We’d have fewer church soup kitchens — but countries that truly care about poverty don’t rely on churches to run soup kitchens.

Disgusting liberal arrogance. The government should be doing these things, not charitable organizations, he says. So strip good, decent people of tax-exempt status and use the resulting revenues to run programs overseen by heaven only knows who. Maybe by arrogant pricks not unlike Oppenheimer.

Yes, I know some charities are also run by arrogant pricks who take a nice cut for themselves as well, but at least you can research and choose the charities you donate to, unlike the government, which forces you to part with some of your money.

[Terry L Smith]

This has been a brewing item, ever since the 1980’s conservative/megachurch movement that defeated the Communist left Clinton Administration.

For years, the IRS has been watching these churches, even under the Bush administration, for infringement of their 503c, with what was being preached from the pulpit.

So now, they have changed thier target, but it is the same train of thought ... close you down.

[gaijin]

Gay marriage was about WEAPON AQUISITION, the better to attack churches.

Same strategy as the Cake War.

[RandallFlagg]

Demand they do the same to the NFL and claim, “Equal Protection.”

Then, grab the popcorn.

[I want the USA back]

They have been planning to do this for a long time. It will happen soon. Some gay couple will go to a church and demand to be married and sue when they are refused.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Only the Party will be tax-exempt in the Leftists’ wonderful future.