First Amendment trumps government regulation of church speech »

Posted By ekklesiawarrior 8 months, 2 weeks ago in Religion

SEATTLE — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed a ruling Wednesday which had upheld as constitutional a Montana commissioner’s determination that a church violated state law by not registering as an “incidental political committee.” Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in June 2004 after the Montana commissioner of political practices began investigating the church upon receiving a complaint from a homosexual activist group because the church spoke in support of the state’s constitutional amendment protecting marriage.

ADF attorneys win appeal in case involving Montana church’s support of marriage

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    jaern8 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Government should stay out of churches and churches should stay out of government.

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      jakesguile8 months, 2 weeks ago

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      First Amendment IS Government regulation of Church Speech....Ugh

      Ohhh bawwwww baww, the big bad First Amendment won't let me say things because they're unprotected speeecccchhhhhh. Feh

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        Sageparadox8 months, 2 weeks ago

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        I'm all for churchs putting their noses in the governments business. All that new tax revenue will make quite a dent in this country's debt.

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