As quoted in the Tribune article:
*Welll..yes....render unto Caesar, and all that.....The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it would be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District of Columbia if the city refused to change a proposed same-sex marriage law.
The threat could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and healthcare.
Under the legislation, which the City Council is expected to pass next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. But they would have to obey laws* prohibiting discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Fearful that they could be forced, among other things, to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples, church officials said they would have no choice but to abandon their contracts with the city.
Just another example of how the church bullies and blackmails the government, in this instance threatening to withhold assistance to the suffering masses, just to perpetuate their archaic world views on the populous. Well, if this is the brand of "conditional love" the church wants to share, they can just keep it to themselves. We get enough hypocrisy from the government already. Great post, Tom!
ReplyDeleteWe have not heard the last of this, and I find it stirs me up to where I can't back off from the topic..but for now, there seems not much more to be said. Thank you for your support on this...we need more allies like yourself, Tom.
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