The Respect for Marriage Act has passed the US Congress!🏳️‍🌈

[Rube Reaper]

“We have the votes,” a source close to negotiations confirmed Monday.

'We Have The Votes': The Senate Will Act This Week To Codify Same-Sex Marriage

With the midterm elections over, Democrats have found enough Republicans ready to join them in advancing basic LGBTQ rights.

www.huffpost.com

 

[fschmidt]

What about marrying one's pets? Will that be protected? If not, why not?

 

[44Bobcats55]

Gays need to be allowed the same misery as the rest of us. Gay divorce is just as important as gay marriage.

 

[22*43*51]

They're always titled the opposite of their design.

 

[MalO]

It's a direct violation of the 1st amendment for any law to be passed which legislates a religious ceremony.

The SCOTUS ruling that allowed gay marriage was both a violation of the 1st amendment and a violation of separation of powers. The judicial branch is supposed to enforce our laws not interpret them or change them.

Anyone who cheers for this is undermining our Republic. The USA is sliding towards fascism with thunderous applause.

 

[MalO]

Ideally all laws regarding marriage should be repealed and citizens should only be able to file taxes individually. No more joint tax filings.

Marriage should have been left to the churches.

 

[Rube Reaper]

It's a direct violation of the 1st amendment for any law to be passed which legislates a religious ceremony.

The SCOTUS ruling that allowed gay marriage was both a violation of the 1st amendment and a violation of separation of powers. The judicial branch is supposed to enforce our laws not interpret them or change them.

Anyone who cheers for this is undermining our Republic. The USA is sliding towards fascism with thunderous applause.

This troll attempt is way too obvious. Marriage has been a civil union for economic benefits for thousands of years. To claim it’s somehow religious is just being intentionally obtuse.

 

[MalO]

This troll attempt is way too obvious. Marriage has been a civil union for economic benefits for thousands of years. To claim it’s somehow religious is just being intentionally obtuse.

 

[Rube Reaper]

Huge news for humanity and decency!

Senate passes same-sex marriage protections

The bill now heads to the House, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the chamber will take it up as soon as next week.

www.politico.com

 

[Rube Reaper]

Tweaking the bill to allow more religious freedom exemptions, he added, helped Republicans deliver a stronger message to voters “that this is not about an extreme liberal, progressive end that would destroy religious freedom in this country.”

The GOP's same-sex marriage evolution: A slow, choppy tidal shift

It's been a decade since Democrats vaulted into unity on the topic, and Republicans are still openly divided over how much to edge away from a hardline position.

www.politico.com

 

[Rebarcock.]

Redundant
The full faith in commerce clause already codified that any marriage taken place in another state is recognized by all states whether legal or not.
Simply this is a way to keep people divided. No one gives a shit who is fucking whom except for the pedos like @Rube Reaper

 

[sanction]

They think they can make churches accept gay marriage by
revoking their tax excerpt status if the church doesn’t embrace it.

That’s all this is about. Attempting to destroy churches.

 

[Rube Reaper]

They think they can make churches accept gay marriage by
revoking their tax excerpt status if the church doesn’t embrace it.

That’s all this is about. Attempting to destroy churches.

 

[Rube Reaper]

They think they can make churches accept gay marriage by
revoking their tax excerpt status if the church doesn’t embrace it.

That’s all this is about. Attempting to destroy churches.

You’re a rube.

Congress did this so that the cultists that control the yank Supreme Court couldn’t carve out an exception to that clause to screw over LGTBQA+ people.

 

[sanction]

You’re a rube.

Congress did this so that the cultists that control the yank Supreme Court couldn’t carve out an exception to that clause to screw over LGTBQA+ people.

Are you stating there is no tax exemption clause for churches
tucked away in that bill?

If so you are either ignorant or lying. I suspect ignorance but
lying wouldn’t suprise me.

 

[Rube Reaper]

Are you stating there is no tax exemption clause for churches
tucked away in that bill?

If so you are either ignorant or lying. I suspect ignorance but
lying wouldn’t suprise me.

Who cares if there is or not?

If a church decides it wants to forgo its tax exempt status that’s their business. All tax exempt entities have to follow rules or if they choose not to follow those rules then they lose their exemption. Why should churches get special treatment?

Spoiler

They shouldn’t.

The government isn’t closing the church down for good or destroying churches in any way with this bill.

 

[sanction]

Who cares if there is or not?

If a church decides it wants to forgo its tax exempt status that’s their business. All tax exempt entities have to follow rules or if they choose not to follow those rules then they lose their exemption. Why should churches get special treatment?

Spoiler

They shouldn’t.

The government isn’t closing the church down for good or destroying churches in any way with this bill.

Uh huh.

That’s what it thought.

 

[Rube Reaper]

Uh huh.

That’s what it thought.

So we both agree that this bill isn’t destroying churches.

Glad we could disprove that propaganda.

 

[Rube Reaper]

And no there is nothing about roving the exempt tax statuses for churches in it either…

Respect for Marriage Act doesn’t revoke tax-exempt status from churches

False. Nothing in the legislation — which is aimed at protecting same-sex and interracial marriages — would allow churches to be denied tax-exempt status or other organizations to be sued for their stance on marriage, constitutional law experts tell The Associated Press.

apnews.com

 

[sanction]

The bill doesn't actually authorize any of that, but the Foundation is highlighting concerns that down the line, the IRS or federal government will use religious opposition to same-sex marriage to attack the tax-exempt status of religious organizations. Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah) attempted to introduce an amendment that would strengthen religious freedom protections in the bill but was rejected.

 

[Rube Reaper]

The bill doesn't actually authorize any of that, but the Foundation is highlighting concerns that down the line, the IRS or federal government will use religious opposition to same-sex marriage to attack the tax-exempt status of religious organizations. Sen. Mike Lee (R–Utah) attempted to introduce an amendment that would strengthen religious freedom protections in the bill but was rejected.

Religion isn’t a legitimate excuse for bigotry.

The same way Satanists can’t violate the law by making human sacrifices, in the name of religion, neither can Christians violate the law by discriminating against same sex marriage, queer, and LGTBQA+ couples in the name of religions.

 

[Rube Reaper]

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