tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post4820782846859941456..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Government funding and the DMZ of religious organizationsByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-85351945993492347132017-04-20T14:24:49.229-05:002017-04-20T14:24:49.229-05:00Thanks for the comment.Thanks for the comment.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-65519743591073069032017-04-19T18:31:12.311-05:002017-04-19T18:31:12.311-05:00This is an interesting case, but the arguments for...This is an interesting case, but the arguments for Trinity Lutheran fly in the face of arguments in other religious liberty cases with which I tend to agree. I want, maybe even demand, recognition of my free exercise of religion outside of the nave of the church. My free exercise includes almsgiving (e.g. religiously affiliated hospitals or homeless shelters) witness (e.g. choosing carefully the social occasions I am involved in by not providing services to weddings I cannot endorse,) protection of life (e.g. opposing abortion, euthanasia and death sentences,) and other practices in life. It is pretty hard to argue that my faith extends outside of the worship experience and teaching I choose to hear while arguing that a clear exercise of my faith has only a secular purpose. Although the discrimination against churches when the state is addressing a general interest is hard to accept, I would hate to reinforce the opinions that freedom of religious exercise exclude all expressions in the secular sphere.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236300708100889631noreply@blogger.com