Comments on: Pushback: Court rules against East Lansing’s attempt to blacklist Christian for following his beliefs

By: Dick Eagleson

Dick Eagleson — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:39:32 +0000

The U.S. Constitution contains a prohibition on bills of attainder. A bill of attainder is an action by a legislative body to deprive a particular person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. This prohibition was a bill of attainder and Mr. Tennes should pursue legal action to recover damages and to remove those who voted for this unconstitutional provision from office.

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:01:14 +0000

Mitch S. wrote: “The problem is too many people haven’t been taught or no longer understand that the USA was founded on religious freedom. Having religious freedom must include tolerance for people with starkly different beliefs.”

The definition of bigot:
bigot
/ (ˈbɪɡət) /
noun
a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race

So, why aren’t the farmers bigots when they don’t rent their property for a day to those who violate their religion? Because those renters want the farmers to participate in the renters’ beliefs. Participation is beyond toleration.

By: Mitch S.

Mitch S. — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:05:54 +0000

I know some Orthodox Jewish synagogues have catering halls (don’t know about mosques but same would apply).
So if the Tennes’ went to such a synagogue and insisted on booking a Christian wedding on Saturday with a minister and non-kosher food would the Synagogue be required to book it?
If the Tennes had an apartment building and refused to rent to people they thought were gay it would be in a different category.

Unfortunately I don’t think the problem is just some radical leftists who manage to get elected to office. The problem is too many people haven’t been taught or no longer understand that the USA was founded on religious freedom. Having religious freedom must include tolerance for people with starkly different beliefs.
So if your neighbor worships multiple gods or doesn’t believe your prophet is divine – so you are sure your neighbor is a terrible sinner and will burn in hell, you still have to accept he has the same civil rights as you do.
But you don’t have to endorse his beliefs.
That concept is lost with so many people today.
And that scares me.

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:00:32 +0000

So I can ask any government official to leave my property unless they have a court order to be there but I can’t keep one homosexual off my lawn if they do not like me?

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:24:34 +0000

pzatchok, What? You think you own your own stuff? No, no, no. That was back in the day when the United States stood for truth, justice, and the American way. These days, it is the ruling class that rules, not the Constitution, or laws, or anything else -- just the ruling class. The courts are slowly going in that same direction, but they are doing it like they are boiling the frog, using the tactics of Fabian socialism. If they do it all at once, it will be too much for the public to take, so they make slow moves over a long time to take away our rights. It isn't as though they were our rights in the first place. They have been on loan from the government, given to us by the Bill of Rights, not protected by it.

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:42:27 +0000

We need a ruling that any privately owned business or land is NOT considered public areas even if it is sometimes rented out for private parties or events.