RE: Racism is alive and kicking in Mississippi church
April 11, 2016 at 12:10 pm
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2016 at 12:13 pm by TheRocketSurgeon.)
And apparently they're so convinced of the power of the church that they've confused the difference between marriage (which is a contract between partners regulated by the State, and cannot be discriminatory) and a wedding ceremony, which is what churches perform after (or right before) the marriage contracts are signed.
A church cannot be forced to participate in a wedding ceremony for a group they do not like, but they do not have the actual power to recognize (or refuse) a marriage. [Edit to Add: I take that back, somewhat. Preachers/Priests/Imams, etc., are given the power by the state to act as state's representatives for authorizing a marriage contract's finality, in lieu of a Judge, who can also do it. It begs an interesting question, then, about whether a priest who has registered as a representative of a state government must then act with equanimity or be in violation of 42 USC § 1983's Civil Rights "under color of state law" codes.]
A publicly-registered business cannot discriminate in its provision of services based on personal biases like that... it's why we keep mentioning the lunch counter laws. Learn something, dude. For everyone's peace of mind!
A church cannot be forced to participate in a wedding ceremony for a group they do not like, but they do not have the actual power to recognize (or refuse) a marriage. [Edit to Add: I take that back, somewhat. Preachers/Priests/Imams, etc., are given the power by the state to act as state's representatives for authorizing a marriage contract's finality, in lieu of a Judge, who can also do it. It begs an interesting question, then, about whether a priest who has registered as a representative of a state government must then act with equanimity or be in violation of 42 USC § 1983's Civil Rights "under color of state law" codes.]
A publicly-registered business cannot discriminate in its provision of services based on personal biases like that... it's why we keep mentioning the lunch counter laws. Learn something, dude. For everyone's peace of mind!
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
