re: A little nugget about this same sex marriage bill

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No way Romney would OK that if it was in there. His career would be over.

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There are 12 that voted to move it forward to this point the other week, and Romney is one. Apparently the Mormon elders blessed it.

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I'm not referring to Conservative legal priorities. Evangelicals are coming after gay marriage and they will use their anti abortion network (which is extensive) to do it.

While it make be ok with most Americans it is an absolute no go for evangelicals.

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And the gays came after biblical marriage.

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It will essentially legalize religious persecution

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No, it will not.

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If a church doesnt want to do gay ceremonies that should be up to them.

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Thats the concern with this and if it will cause issues for letting a church or any Christian Org to stick to their belief. Ie...if a adoption org wants to only adopt kids to hetero parents, etc. Don't think this isn't opening up Religious persecution

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No, it will not.

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Cause we haven't seen the gay mafia go after Christian businesses/orgs...

Not that it matters, but I'll never recognize any same sex couple as being 'married'.

Civil Union? Fine. Life Partners? Don't care. Do what ever you want.


But you're not married.

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Not that it matters, but I'll never recognize any same sex couple as being 'married'.

Civil Union? Fine. Life Partners? Don't care. Do what ever you want.

But you're not married.

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Right there with you.

Crazy part is that most would think that I grew up some kind of gay hater, but I grew knowing it was a part of society. I've lived near some of the largest gayborhoods in the country, with plenty of gay neighbors. Some I got a long with normally, and some were just disgusting people. Been to gay and mixed bars that typically were fine, until a drunk fig started to cross the line. Yes...I totally get what women go thru when it comes to how obnoxious men looking to get laid can be. If you act like a regular person we'll get along, thought I'm not welcoming the lifestyle into my life, but if you are a flamboyant fig than I want nothing to do with you at all.

But they've crossed lines, and I'm not one of those that will chose the Devils side over Gods when push comes to shove, like "Christian" parents that. It's kind of like how the race baiters have pushed it to far, and just now I just rather not deal with blacks. Any that I deal with now I feel out first to see if they are just dealing with me cause they have too, but in their mind I'm the white devil. If so, I distance myself.

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Can you please cite the specific language in the bill that states thusly?

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dude just trust what this random guy on fringe right internet message board says lmfao

dude just trust what this random guy on fringe right internet message board says lmfao


There doesn't need to be any specific provision in the law permitting the revocation of tax-exempt status. The IRS has discretion to revoke the tax-exempt status of an institution (e.g., a religious school, college, or charitable organization) because it doesn't like its views of marriage. (This was what happened in the Bob Jones case.) So the law has to actively forbid such a revocation; otherwise, an institution that has its exemption revoked will have to depend on the courts for protection. Which may be fine under the current Supreme Court, but might not be in the future.

This law does exactly that.


No it doesn't. It just says that the bill itself does not require revocation. Revocation remains permitted; I expect that a future Democratic administration will attempt it at some point over some college's policies about dating, housing, whatever.

Again, in the Bob Jones case there was no law requiring revocation. The government decided it wanted to revoke it, and the Supreme Court said that it was okay to do so, and that was that.