Liberals have found a right not to be offended, and they’re okay if their demands interfere with the U.S. Constitution.
Massachusetts’ Democratically-controlled legislature added “gender identity” to the list of protected classes covered by the state’s anti-discrimination laws. The Commission Against Discrimination has used the new law to declare that any church that holds “secular” events “open to the public” must conform and cannot challenge anyone’s chosen gender identity.
The Stream reported that the new regulation took effect at the beginning of October.
“Violation of the law shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both…. In addition, the violator shall be liable to the aggrieved person for damages,” the law says in a footnote.
Liberal expansion of LGBTQ protections runs into a clear conflict with religious liberties. What many deem as a secular event can often be intertwined with religious observance.
The law states that “even a church could be seen as a place of public accommodation if it holds a secular event, such as a spaghetti supper.”
What about if all participants must pray before eating? If that’s true, is it no longer considered “secular”? What about a Catholic School sports team: if they pray before a game, do they still need to let a boy who claims to feel female play on the girl’s team?
It’s arguable that at a time when our country needed God more than ever. States like Massachusetts have all but banned worshippers from practicing their faith.
