tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797109839388971406.post7609572888879421412..comments2023-05-18T04:04:48.356-07:00Comments on Video Ut Intellectum: "Churches could lose their tax-exemption status."The Film Philosopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673827631602415618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797109839388971406.post-42189877955021158412008-10-15T08:57:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:57:00.000-07:00Also, to be clear, I'm not "undecided on Prop 8". ...Also, to be clear, I'm not "undecided on Prop 8". I totally support same-sex marriage. What I am unsure about is whether churches who reject same-sex marriage (or practice other forms of discrimination) should lose their tax exempt status.The Film Philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673827631602415618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797109839388971406.post-87787576400896668532008-10-15T08:47:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:47:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I agree that ...Thanks for your comment, Anonymous. I agree that "as a society we've judged" our ancestors, but EVANGELICALS have not. The Evangelical doctrine on homosexuality explicitly denies that there is any relevant difference between our culture and the culture in Biblical times. For the Evangelical, we are forever bound by the moral standards of the ancient Hebrews. It is this belief that, when combined with the Evangelical commitment to "the traditional definition of marriage", implies that we ought to accept polygamy as at least acceptable if not the norm. Those who reject the premises of the Evangelical argument are free to condemn both the behavior of the patriarchs and modern polygamy. But most supporters of Prop 8 are Evangelical, and that move is not available to them.The Film Philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673827631602415618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797109839388971406.post-91877722294378778482008-10-15T04:05:00.000-07:002008-10-15T04:05:00.000-07:00i'm equally undecided on prop 8 but i think the ar...i'm equally undecided on prop 8 but i think the argument against it for fear of criminalizing the patriarchs is pretty flimsy, not to mention that it's an odd bit of anachronism. there are any number of existing statutes, both criminal and civil-some big, most small, that could be used to criminalize a wide variety of the behavior of our forbearers. as a society we've judged them necessary to maintain some level of "civility" - whether prop 8 meets that criteria I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com