
The European Union is telling the British government it is wrong to ban homosexuals from employment in churches.
The decision was initiated by a complaint on the National Secular Society's  behalf as they deemed the church opt-outs demonstrated "illegal discrimination  against homosexuals." Matt Barber of the Liberty Counsel says this  development in Europe is something those in the pro-family movement have long  said could be expected.
 
"Every time new-fangled gay 'rights' come into  conflict with our enumerated freedoms -- in this country, our constitutional  right to freedom of religious expression -- we are seeing that gay rights are  trumping freedom of religion and freedom of speech," he reports.
 
Barber argues the European Union is criminalizing any opposition to  homosexuality. "They've taken this a step further and have even said, 'Churches,  you have to affirmatively embrace the homosexual lifestyle,'" he adds.
The Christian attorney further explains that British churches are being told  "it is illegal for churches and for religious organizations to tell people  involved in the homosexual lifestyle that they cannot take part in the church  activities," and that it is even illegal to ban them from church  employment.
 
He contends that the European Union has simply provided the  United States with a window into its future because of adoption of hate crimes  legislation and perhaps punishing employers who will not hire homosexuals.