First Amendment Rights are only For Non-Christians

WHY are First Amendment Rights only For Non-Christians?

I don’t know how many people actually read this blog, and I don’t know if anyone has ever read my profile, but here is an excerpt from my profile which pertains to today’s post:  I believe in freedom of religion for everyone… I am a pro-life Christian but I do not try to push my religious beliefs on others... As for "same sex marriage", I don't care one way or the other as long as no church or member of the clergy is ever required to perform one against their will...

Well, a lot has happened since I wrote that profile.  Nothing has changed about me or my beliefs, but much has changed about what is happening in this country.  

 

For starters; the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that wedding photographers could not refuse to photograph gay ceremonies.   The court rejected each of photographer Elaine Huguenin's arguments, particularly one in which Huguenin had argued that her refusal did not discriminate against same-sex customers.  She argued that she would happily photograph gay customers, but not in a context that seemed to endorse same-sex marriage. Likewise, she said, she wouldn't shoot heterosexuals in a context that endorsed same-sex marriage.

The court rejected any legal differentiation between homosexuality and homosexual conduct.

"The difficulty in distinguishing between status and conduct in the context of sexual orientation discrimination is that people may base their judgment about an individual's sexual orientation on the individual's conduct," wrote Justice Edward Chávez. "To allow discrimination based on conduct so closely correlated with sexual orientation would severely undermine the purpose of the NMHRA."

READ MORE HERE:  http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2013/august/nm-supreme-court-photographers-cant-refuse-gay-weddings.html

Then, there’s the case in In Colorado where a Christian baker is paying dearly for denying homosexuals a “wedding” cake.  Denver baker Jack Phillips refused to bake a cake for a homosexual “wedding” in 2012, and was subsequently sued for discrimination.   He cited his First Amendment right to freedom of religion, and his belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.  

The Colorado courts found Mr. Phillips has no claim to exercise his First Amendment rights.  Another judge has ruled homosexuals have a right not to be offended that supersedes First Amendment religious rights.   “WHAT?”

 

In other words, Christians should not expect to be granted First Amendment Rights in cases such as this.  There is no freedom of religion for Christians. To deny a homosexual a cake for a “wedding” is a violation of their civil rights. 

I’m not sure if any member of the clergy has been forced to perform a same sex marriage yet or not, but based on all these recent court rulings, they no longer have a choice. 

Judge Robert Spencer ruled that Jack Phillips must bake cakes for same sex couples, and the only alternative to be to close his business.  Otherwise, he would face fines, and possible jail time.  The bottom line is “Christians no longer have the right to express their First Amendment beliefs, period. 

Don’t expect any help from the ACLU.   They “argued that while the government had the right to force a Christian to use his artistic talents to design a homosexual wedding cake, the standard should not be applied to other groups – such as asking a Muslim baker to make a cake criticizing his faith.”  “WHAT?”  The courts AND the ACLU only support non-Christians.   How is this not the ultimate double standard? 

That shouldn’t surprise me; after all, the ACLU is firmly aligned with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is a Muslim Brotherhood front group.  

According to the Counter Jihad Report, on November 12, 2013, the ACLU honored CAIR with the Civil Libertarian Award.  The ACLU is devoted to the protection of Islam, gay rights, and the complete destruction of Christianity. It’s a collective effort on all fronts.

The ACLU is in full support of both Islam and homosexuals, in spite of the fact that the Quran specifies death for homosexuality.  Logically it makes no sense. But hardly anything does these days.

I had intended to include a few paragraphs on the “duck dynasty controversy”, but people will not read a post if it’s to long.  If fact, I doubt that anyone read past the third or forth paragraph.

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