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To: ReformationFan

This is like my state’s gay “marriage” bill. In the first version, to protect “religious freedom” it granted an “exemption” for churches not to have to perform gay weddings, but to qualify for the exemption (1) the marriage had to be between two members of the congregation, and (2) the church could not be open to the public in its religious services, but all services could only be attended by members. In other words, if you ran ads inviting people to services, or even if your congregation members gave cards away inviting people to say Easter or Christmas, that made you a “public accommodation” and you would have to follow all the anti-discrimination laws, including allowing gay weddings. That one was beyond even the ACLU and so they watered it down in the final version (you don’t have to allow gay weddings in your church unless it is public available for weddings for a fee, but it still shows how far they will go if you let them.


14 posted on 04/28/2018 12:40:57 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

I would mention that because we opposed the gay “marriage” bill, we have been classified as a “hate” group by the local version of the SPLC. We have had our signs vandalized multiple times.


15 posted on 04/28/2018 12:42:11 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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