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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTony Perkins clarifies what 'religious freedom' means, it's only to protect 'orthodox' beliefs
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins implied today that Christians who support gay rights dont have the same religious rights as conservative Christians because true religious freedom only applies to orthodox religious viewpoints.
Last month, a group of North Carolina ministers and same-sex couples, along with the United Church of Christ denomination, filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolinas constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The clergy argue that because of a law that makes it a misdemeanor for a member of the clergy to perform a marriage ceremony without a state license, the same-sex marriage ban violates the religious rights of clergy who wish to perform such ceremonies.
When a caller on Mondays edition of Washington Watch asked Perkins about his views on the case, Perkins replied that the ministers dont have the same religious rights as others because they arent real Christians and therefore arent protected by the true religious freedoms given to Christians.
As we know, only Tony Perkins gets to decide who is and isnt a Christian and has religious rights under the law.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/tony-perkins-arbiter-christianity-says-pro-gay-christians-dont-have-same-religious-rights-co
See also: Takfir (The policy of Islamic extremists to say that other Muslims are not real Muslims. Used recently by Al Qaeda against Muslims who advocate secular democracy, they're REALLY polytheists according to them.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfir
atreides1
(16,046 posts)Another vile human being....he's the same type of Christian that Hitler was!!!
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)ASSumption that he has the microphone for the Christian faith.. Especially when he is intent on excluding others.. which goes against the very fabric of the faith he says he represents.. He represents himself period.. and needs to conduct that as himself and stop trying to ride the backs of the rest of us to come kind of power grab
Exposethefrauds
(531 posts)It would be very helpful for us non Christians to have a list of who is good, who is bad and who speaks for whom.
All I got is a broadbrush and it is getting harder and harder to know who is who. From my seat Perkins is just another Christian spreading the word of his Christian god and speaking for all Christians
Peacetrain
(22,836 posts)I do... And I agree or disagree with them on their specific views... Thats the best I can do
Exposethefrauds
(531 posts)False face must hide what the false heart doth know
I have zero trust in the religious on any level no matter whom they are.
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)mega church loads of them itching to have their version of christianity reign supreme! and it scares the crap out of my gay ass!