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steve  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Religious Freedom - HELP ME

    that happens to be sold by people

I wonder if this is a point... in our church - the ministers are all completely unpaid. I wonder if collecting a fee for the service would/could be a distinction in a case such as this.

    such behavior would be laughable

I'm glad you think so too. It felt like such a straw man argument: "BUT THEN THEY WILL DEMAND THAT WE MARRY THE GAY PEOPLES". I just shook my head. It felt so fear-mongering.





rinx  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is your church an incorporated nonprofit? To me, that is on some level opening the door for government regulation,when they allow in government tax breaks.

steve  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    an incorporated nonprofit?

yep. and that's been part of the discussion. People are afraid that we will lose tax exemption. Ugh. The fear is crazy. I don't get it.