@Ereiam
In the United States, churches absolutely have the right to be as bigoted and discriminating as they want.
In fact, one of the first things that clergy are asked during weddings is whether they think it’s “good for the church”. And they are empowered to refuse to solemnize the marriage for any reason they want, from the color of the groom’s shoes to the color of the bride’s hair.
This is such a strong covenant, that it comes BEFORE the question of whether the betrothed are related by blood.
Now, this being the US in the 21st century, that right of religious bigotry and discrimination has been extended to pizza shops and bakeries, which I personally think is absolutely repugnant.
But, as a church, and as clergy, the right to discriminate based on religious grounds is 100% something that should be defended. I mean, for a lot of modern churches, justifying their bigotries is essential to the faith.
Again, not a fan of all of this, but it really is the only way it can work in a system like the United States.
And, if flocks of people abandon those bigoted, discriminatory churches, then it’s their own fault for making being a shit to others a core tenant of their shitty faith.
@lonewolf
Alternatively, perhaps it is that liberals/leftists are the only people who recognize the constitutional rights of churches? Cause its clear that conservatives/rightists in the US absolutely have no idea how any of this works.