Small Ky. Church Votes Against Interracial Couples

[The_Dude 1,142]

Well there is a bit of a difference here. A tax exemption simply means you keep more of your own money. An allowance is a wage, money you earn.

OK, I'll admit, my analogy was flawed, but when dealing with slim, you sort of need to speak slowly and use monosyllabic words.

[Nina~ 431]

Why do religious institutions have to accept anyone? Especially folks they don't like?

Because it is a violation of civil rights to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

It stops when they start discriminating based on inherent qualities, such as skin color.

what's wrong with a private organization discriminating on skin color? The NAACP does this all the time. So does the "United Negro College Fund."

[Nina~ 431]

How about country clubs and golf courses? Those are private organizations that've been forced by the government to integrate against their will.

Country clubs tried that argument in the 1960's, and this is what the court ruled.

Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1965, dozens of businesses and facilities – including swimming pools – tried to argue that they were "private clubs" so that they could exclude African Americans. The courts quickly developed a test to distinguish between truly "private" organizations and those that only claimed to be. Very few facilities qualified as truly "private."

In order to be exempt from the civil rights laws, a "private" club must truly reserve its facilities for members, and must have genuinely exclusive membership criteria – a club that will admit anyone who is not African American does not qualify. Courts deciding whether a club is “private” in this sense will consider the history and purpose of the club (including whether it was created to circumvent desegregation), the club advertises for members, it is directly controlled by its members and operated solely for their benefit, and the club is operated for profit.

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[one...two...tree 2,762]

what's wrong with a private organization discriminating on skin color? The NAACP does this all the time. So does the "United Negro College Fund."

Oh God....here we go again.

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bwahahahaha.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Country clubs tried that argument in the 1960's, and this is what the court ruled.

Sorry Slim, but Nina pwnt your a$$

[slim 1,530]

You're getting there Slim, but you seem to have a misguided perspective here. It's a benefit that religious organizations receive to remain non-political, and not to preach hatred. I bet you got your allowance when you were a kid for doing chores around the house. Would you still expect to be paid if you didn't hold up your end of that agreement?

Preaching whatever they want to preach is constitutionally protected. As much as you don't like that, it's clearly spelled out in the constitution. People keep assuming a church is a business. It's not.

As for chores leading to allowance - not in my house. In my house we didn't get "rewarded" for handling our responsibility.

Well there is a bit of a difference here. A tax exemption simply means you keep more of your own money. An allowance is a wage, money you earn.

This is where government's reach stops. The only real option they have is to take away tax-exemption. And what's that really mean for a small church in KY? Not much.

OK, I'll admit, my analogy was flawed, but when dealing with slim, you sort of need to speak slowly and use monosyllabic words.

Keep it up! Someday you really are going to get people on your side. Almost there!

Because it is a violation of civil rights to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Since when are religious institutions bound to abide by civil rights?

what's wrong with a private organization discriminating on skin color? The NAACP does this all the time. So does the "United Negro College Fund."

What's wrong is they're discriminating against white people. That's perfectly acceptable.

Sorry Slim, but Nina pwnt your a$$

Almost got me again!

I believe if you'll look up a few posts from there... I'd already made that point. (So close!)

[The_Dude 1,142]

Slim, you should stick to what you actually know, guns and hot pockets.

[slim 1,530]

Slim, you should stick to what you actually know, guns and hot pockets.

I'm glad you go outside your realm of expertise sometimes. It would really suck if everyone just touted the benefits of totalitarian regimes all day.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I'm glad you go outside your realm of expertise sometimes. It would really suck if everyone just touted the benefits of totalitarian regimes all day.

Is that a new flavor of hot pocket Slim?

[TBoneTX 46,041]

use monosyllabic words.

"Monosyllabic" ain't, no man.

[The_Dude 1,142]

"Monosyllabic" ain't, no man.

No mames guey. Shouldn't you be off assaulting someone with a wedgie or insulting Palestinians in some thread?

[TBoneTX 46,041]

No mames guey.

Ah, your fettle is finest, see man, and "monosyllabic" still ain't, no man.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Oh God....here we go again.

Steven, I know your white guilt prevents you from seeing discrimination in other forms, but open your eyes a bit and take a look around.