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“Churches Told Homosexual Opt - Out Illegal”
by Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow   
December 4th, 2009

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.

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