Originally posted by Bill the Cat
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No they did not. The general public has never been granted unfettered right to use the pavilion in any way it chooses, including reserve it for an exclusive use such as a wedding or a civil union ceremony. All events scheduled at the pavilion were required to be open to the public. Now, they don't allow it to be used at all by non-members. And the other 99% of the property was re-granted their long standing tax exempt status. The point remains that precedent is being set that will continue the disturbing trend of forcing religious organizations to violate their deeply held beliefs in order to maintain their right to conduct business as a 501c.
I worry about the government interfering with religion, dare I say, more than you do. As an atheist, I am ripe for discrimination. I need to care about separation of church and state in order to not be marginalized. I just don't see any reason to think the government would settle on going against free exercise. Could it be that you want to see reasons?
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