Comments on: DC Bigotry http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/13/dc-bigotry/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 14:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kurt http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/13/dc-bigotry/#comment-5454 Kurt Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:59 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14784#comment-5454 <i>As a result, religious organizations and individuals are at risk of legal action for refusing to promote and support same-sex marriages in a host of settings where it would compromise their religious beliefs. This includes employee benefits...</i> <b>WRONG.</B> A point missed by both sides (Doesn't the Archdiocese have competent Counsel that reviews tehse things?), employee benefits are regulated under federal law with a state pre-emption. The proposed DC marriage law would make no change for any employer (relgious or secular) as far as employee health & welfare benefits. As a result, religious organizations and individuals are at risk of legal action for refusing to promote and support same-sex marriages in a host of settings where it would compromise their religious beliefs. This includes employee benefits…

WRONG. A point missed by both sides (Doesn’t the Archdiocese have competent Counsel that reviews tehse things?), employee benefits are regulated under federal law with a state pre-emption. The proposed DC marriage law would make no change for any employer (relgious or secular) as far as employee health & welfare benefits.

]]> By: D.C. Council vs. the Catholic Church Poll « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/13/dc-bigotry/#comment-5453 D.C. Council vs. the Catholic Church Poll « The American Catholic Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:29:04 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14784#comment-5453 [...] previous TAC posts we wrote about DC Bigotry and about Setting the Record Straight on the Church in D.C. (by Donald R. McClarey and Joe Hargrave [...] [...] previous TAC posts we wrote about DC Bigotry and about Setting the Record Straight on the Church in D.C. (by Donald R. McClarey and Joe Hargrave [...]

]]> By: Gabriel Austin http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/13/dc-bigotry/#comment-5452 Gabriel Austin Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:34:56 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=14784#comment-5452 There seems to me a lack of understanding of the nature of charitable giving. If the council of the District of Columbia wishes to cut back on what is given for the poor, why then that council may do so. That it is a foul and disgusting thing to do so is evident. Who pays the piper calls the tune. This is always the danger of the Church taking dubious money. There seems to me a lack of understanding of the nature of charitable giving. If the council of the District of Columbia wishes to cut back on what is given for the poor, why then that council may do so. That it is a foul and disgusting thing to do so is evident. Who pays the piper calls the tune.

This is always the danger of the Church taking dubious money.

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