Tuesday, January 25, 2005

ACLU Forces Churches in Illinois to Hire Homosexuals Against Their Religious Beliefs

An atheist group can single handedly turn us into a Gastapo State?

The Illinois Bill of Rights guarantees: “The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed, and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his religious opinions” (Article 1, Section 3 of the Illinois Bill of Rights)

SB 3186's intention, as stated by its sponsor, is to force public

acceptance of sexual behavior irrespective of those who morally or

conscientiously object to the homosexual lifestyle—and irrespective of State and Federal constitutional safeguards of religious freedom. This

means that religious or values based organizations which refuse to hire

avowed homosexuals can be charged with discrimination because of this

proposed new law covering “sexual orientation” (homosexual, bisexual, or "transgendered" behavior).

What legislators and media pundits missed is obvious: requiring anyone or any organization to violate its own moral teachings and values system, even in the name of anti-discrimination and tolerance, is itself an act of discrimination and secular intolerance.


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