One rule you can take to the bank is whatever Congress names a new Law/Bill/Act, you can assume the TRUTH about it is the exact opposite.
Want some examples?
The Affordable Care Act a/k/a “Obamacare” — it nearly destroyed our healthcare system and suddenly made basic healthcare unaffordable for many people.
The Patriot Act — one of the least patriotic things ever to come out of Congress.
Employee Free Choice Act — actually takes away choice from workers.
I think you get the idea…
There are dozens of them!
Hundreds, probably!
And today we add a new one to the list: the “Respect For Marriage Act”.
This has nothing to do with respecting a Biblical definition of Marriage, in fact it makes a mockery of “one man + one woman”.
But that’s not my biggest beef with it.
My biggest beef is the hidden danger it poses.
Ask yourself this: why did we even need this?
Wasn’t Gay Marriage already protected Federally?
Right?
Anyone else remember that?
It has been 100% protected and recognized at the Federal level for decades now!
So…why do we suddenly need this new Act?
Because it has nothing to do with protecting marriage or even gay marriage…that was already accomplished a long time ago.
What this adds is a MASSIVE penalty to any church that chooses to not support gay marriage.
Refuse to preach “gay is ok” from the pulpit?
Under this new Act, you’ll face losing your 501(c)(3) protection.
In other words, bankruptcy city here you come!
It’s a hidden and devious way to either change the preaching in thousands of churches all across this country…or simply shutter their doors.
And I’m sure Democrats are happy with either outcome!
Here they are celebrating the “big win” today:
BREAKING: In a 61-36 bipartisan vote, the Respect For Marriage Act has finally passed in the Senate, protecting federal marriage equality! 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/JOCvnP6HZd
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) November 29, 2022
This is how they “sell” it, but it’s not the truth of what’s really happening:
YES: This Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act!!!
Because you should be able to marry the person you love — without the government getting in your way.
💕
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) November 29, 2022
What a scam artist this guy is:
I just called my daughter and her wife—who are expecting a baby next spring—to let them know that this Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act!
What a great day! pic.twitter.com/K3ZKM7r5Zo
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 29, 2022
It is strange Petey boy!
But the strange part is why we needed to protect gay sex when it was already protected a LONG time ago!
Strange feeling, to see something as basic and as personal as the durability of your marriage come up for debate on the Senate floor.
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 29, 2022
From CBS:
The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal protections for same-sex marriages, moving the measure closer to President Biden’s desk for his signature in the final weeks of the Democratic-controlled Congress.
The bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, passed the evenly divided upper chamber 61 to 36, with 12 Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues in support of the proposal. It needed 60 votes to pass. The legislation garnered support from a wider margin of GOP senators after it was amended to include provisions protecting religious liberty. The bill also protects interracial marriage.
“What a great day,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor after the bill’s passage. “What a great day.”
Before proceeding to final passage of the marriage equality bill, senators rejected three amendments proposed by Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, James Lankford of Oklahoma and Marco Rubio of Florida. With the approval by the upper chamber, the marriage equality plan returns to the House for a vote and, if cleared by the Democratic-led chamber as expected, will head to Mr. Biden to be signed into law. The White House supports the Respect for Marriage Act and has encouraged its passage by Congress.
Forty-seven Republicans joined Democrats this summer to pass an earlier version of the legislation.
The Respect for Marriage Act was introduced after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June, unraveling the constitutional right to an abortion. Concerned that other Supreme Court decisions, including those that protected the right to same-sex marriage, could be in jeopardy, Democrats moved to enshrine the right to marriage equality into federal law.
The bill repeals the Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act and safeguards interracial marriages by requiring that valid marriages are recognized regardless of “sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.”
While the proposal garnered broad bipartisan support when it cleared the House in July, Senate Republicans raised concerns it would endanger religious freedom, prompting Schumer to postpone a vote to after the midterm elections.
A bipartisan group of five senators then reached a deal on changes to the bill that would assuage Republicans’ objections.
I warned you this was coming a few weeks ago…
Here’s what I told you back then:
EXPOSED: The Truth Behind The New Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Have you heard about the new Same-Sex Marriage Bill?
It’s named the “Respect for Marriage Act,” and if you’ve learned anything over the past 7 years from reading WeLoveTrump, you know that the truth about something is always 180 degrees from the name they give it.
In other words: The Disdain For Biblical Marriage Act.
But that’s not really what I want to talk about here…
I want to talk about something you might not have thought of, but credit to Kambree who did: Isn’t Gay Marriage already “legal”?
The answer, of course, is yes.
For quite a while.
So why do we need this new Bill?
Simple: because it gives the IRS power to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches that believe in what the Bible teaches:
I got confused over the same sex marriage bill. I thought it was already legal. My cousin is gay and he got married years ago, so I looked into the bill. Ahhh, it will allow the IRS, to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches that hold fast to traditional marriage.
— Kambree (@KamVTV) November 17, 2022
There you have it folks.
A sneaky back door through the 501(c)(3) to get churches to start preaching heresy right from the pulpit.
And you know the scary thing?
It will work in most cases.
So sad.
So disappointing…
Here’s more:
Do not be fooled by today's vote. This bill is not a compromise, not even a bad compromise. It enshrines a false definition of marriage in our law and then tells people they can have their day in court if and when they get sued. That's bad public policy. https://t.co/hgIuWK3mNG
— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) November 16, 2022
EPPC provided this warning about the new bill:
Marriage is the union of husband and wife. It’s bad enough that five members of the Supreme Court wrongly claimed that the U.S. Constitution requires a new definition of marriage. But if the Senate votes to codify this redefinition of marriage, all it will do is add fuel to the fire of those harassing and penalizing citizens and organizations that hold to the truth about marriage. The Senate bill pays lip service to religious liberty and conscience rights, but it does not offer any meaningful protections for those rights.
https://twitter.com/HonorarySav556/status/1593363696599719937?s=20&t=CZDwl-_g1PZm5fxXeMd1Ww
They used the bill to expand the power of the IRS. If a church doesn't support woke marriage philosophy, they want to remove tax exempt status. https://t.co/xK9dshxKUR
— Bob Holzhauer Turn 22 to 0 (@papaholzzz) November 18, 2022
With this the IRS will be able to revoke tax-exempt status of religious organizations that aren’t on board with same-sex marriage, if you are wondering what it’s really about. https://t.co/3OTA83bSLy
— Publius Maximus (@MaximusPublius) November 17, 2022
The bill doesn’t actually provide anything new, other than opening up religious institutions to possible lawsuits just for holding a differing opinion on marriage.
Breitbart explains:
But religious liberty proponents say the amendment does nothing to shield Americans who have a traditional view of marriage from being targeted under the law. Heritage Action for America Executive Director Jessica Anderson released a statement saying RFMA is an “unnecessary piece of legislation that provides for lawsuits against those who simply hold a different view on marriage.” She continued:
It seeks to put the federal government in charge of marriage, wipes out the rights of individuals to act in accordance with their personal beliefs, and discriminates against religious people treating them as bigots under the law. To make matters worse, the Senate is only now considering the bill in a lame-duck period after the American people voted.
Supporters of the legislation have said the expected consideration of a Tillis-Collins-Baldwin amendment would address the religious liberty problems in the original bill — but it would not. It is a messaging exercise that has no teeth, and religious Americans would still be subject to discrimination and targeting under the bill. Any senator who’s serious about religious liberty would be insisting on the inclusion of the Senator Mike Lee’s amendment based on the First Amendment Defense Act, which would actually protect religious liberty. Rather than respecting individuals, this legislation would open them up to persecution, fines, and punishment.
The Heritage Foundation’s Roger Severino wrote that the so-called religious liberty amendment would “provide nothing that is not already guaranteed.” He wrote:
And it doesn’t cover areas where forced participation in same-sex celebrations still occur, such as with private bakers, florists, photographers, and other wedding vendors. …The drafters of these amendments are conjuring the illusion of religious freedom while undercutting it at every turn.
This is what true patriots like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others have been warning us about:
Well done!
This is what it looks like when people read the actual bills instead of the headlines, you actually find out the truth and why Members like me vote NO.
It’s not about gay marriage, it’s about Christian persecution. https://t.co/XC2WWSup7p— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 17, 2022
Marriage Attack: Leftist bill to undermine traditional marriage puts churches and Christians at risk of gov't oppression. Call your senators at 202-224-3121.
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) November 18, 2022
Dems' gay "marriage" bill will "embolden the attacks against Americans of faith who simply want to live their lives in obedience to their God, not their government."
Rep. Roy and the House Freedom Caucus are standing for traditional marriage and religious freedom https://t.co/BfFWhrj0HW
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) November 17, 2022
The questionable Gay Marriage Bill has nothing to do with gay marriage. It has everything to do with Control. If your church doesn’t except Gay Marriage it will lose its tax exempt status, if this bill passes. Another step closer to One World Religion.
— BraveHeart™ (@Braveheart_USA) November 17, 2022
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