Tony Perkins clarifies what 'religious freedom' means, it's only to protect 'orthodox' beliefs

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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins implied today that Christians who support gay rights don’t have the same religious rights as conservative Christians because “true religious freedom” only applies to “orthodox religious viewpoints.”

Last month, a group of North Carolina ministers and same-sex couples, along with the United Church of Christ denomination, filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

The clergy argue that because of a law that makes it a misdemeanor for a member of the clergy to perform a marriage ceremony without a state license, the same-sex marriage ban violates the religious rights of clergy who wish to perform such ceremonies.

When a caller on Monday’s edition of “Washington Watch” asked Perkins about his views on the case, Perkins replied that the ministers don’t have the same religious rights as others because they aren’t real Christians and therefore aren’t protected by the “true religious freedoms” given to Christians.

As we know, only Tony Perkins gets to decide who is and isn’t a Christian and has religious rights under the law.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/tony-perkins-arbiter-christianity-says-pro-gay-christians-dont-have-same-religious-rights-co

See also: Takfir (The policy of Islamic extremists to say that other Muslims are not real Muslims. Used recently by Al Qaeda against Muslims who advocate secular democracy, they're REALLY polytheists according to them.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takfir

[atreides1]

1. Tony Perkins

Another vile human being....he's the same type of Christian that Hitler was!!!

[Peacetrain]

2. Tony Perkins does not speak for me.. and I really resent his

ASSumption that he has the microphone for the Christian faith.. Especially when he is intent on excluding others.. which goes against the very fabric of the faith he says he represents.. He represents himself period.. and needs to conduct that as himself and stop trying to ride the backs of the rest of us to come kind of power grab

[Exposethefrauds]

3. He may not speak for you but he is a rep of Christianity just like the pope

It would be very helpful for us non Christians to have a list of who is good, who is bad and who speaks for whom.

All I got is a broadbrush and it is getting harder and harder to know who is who. From my seat Perkins is just another Christian spreading the word of his Christian god and speaking for all Christians

[Peacetrain]

4. You take people as they are..

I do... And I agree or disagree with them on their specific views... Thats the best I can do

[Exposethefrauds]

6. Well that is one way to go through life I guess

False face must hide what the false heart doth know

I have zero trust in the religious on any level no matter whom they are.

[m-lekktor]

5. well he speaks for a good chunk of christians here in the USA

mega church loads of them itching to have their version of christianity reign supreme! and it scares the crap out of my gay ass!

[sakabatou]

7. And those of other movements, sects and denominations can go to hell, right Tony?