Comments on: Scott Signs ‘Pastor Protection’ Bill

By: dm

dm — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:10:46 +0000

Pensacola pete,

I could not have said it any better — Thank You !!!

By: Pensacola pete

Pensacola pete — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:21:54 +0000

Sorry to correct some comments but…

Private organizations have already been sued and punished by the courts for not catering to same sex customers. The courts have ruled that businesses are not protected by the first amendment.

As for the case being laughed out of court, talk to any of the Rock of Ages missionaries to our prisons. Every one of them we have histed has multiple lawsuits pending for not holding prayer sessions for other religions. To do so would violate their belief but the courts let the case run it’s course

This law is needed to protect every pastor who believes the church would be wrong to give the appearance of God’s approval to any union that defies God’s word from being bankrupted by frivolous lawsuits from the entitlement crowd and the “no one can judge me” generation we have raised.

By: Bryan Bethea

Bryan Bethea — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 22:02:06 +0000

This is just more red meat for the base in an election year. The First Amendment to the Constitution already allows pastors to only choose to provide their services as they see fit. What does this law accomplish? Absolutely nothing. This is what the legislature of Florida chooses to focus on while hundreds of thousands of Floridians lack health insurance and our roads and bridges are crumbling. It’s shameful, really, that those who claim to be speaking for Christ choose to ignore Christ in their deeds and actions.

By the way, the Supreme Court has held time and time again that private organizations are free to operate with whatever exclusions they choose to have. Any lawsuit against a church or pastor would be laughed out of court as quickly as it was filed. If your church doesn’t want to gay members, black members, divorced members, or anyone with over 6 feet tall, then the Constitution fully protects your church from liabilty. This new law has zero impact on that scenario. Zero.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 21:57:45 +0000

@ Molinoman- there are a number of churches that will not marry a couple where one or both have been divorced. I know getting divorced and remarrying is adultery per the old testiment and some churches. The trouble with using religion to say it’s right or wrong is there are so many “other sins” in the Bible. Eating pork, getting tattoos, eat fish such as catfish and so on. If a couple is a member of the congregation the minster should know them and explain his churches position. The couple who just walks in off of the street I doubt would just ask a minster to marry them. Do it the easy way and ask a judge or clerk to marry them. This “law” signed by governor Jerk was just a knee jerk reaction to a small vocal minority.

By: Puddin

Puddin — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 02:10:24 +0000

This is a clear example of seperation of church and state. The government has no business telling a pastor who they can and can’t marry. They can tell a Judge/justice of the peace because that’s not religious. What’s next, telling us what religion we must follow? Good for Governor Scott.

By: Bill McPhillips

Bill McPhillips — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 01:58:58 +0000

Rodney, Great point!

By: billy

billy — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 01:37:13 +0000

Thank you Gov. RIck Scott

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:32:22 +0000

I agree with the molinoman. So many CHRISTIAN folks are having their religious rights taken away. This country was FOUNDED on RELIGIOUS freedom. What has happened to our COUNTRY? Why should one have to go against God’s word, which does not go against the law, to please another one. It breaks my heart to think of how folks live, and what they do that isn’t morally right. I think of the children that are being raised by same sex couple, some having NO mother or daddy! That is not HOW God intended it to be, or else HE would not have made Adam & Eve, a man and a woman. SAD, SAD!! This country is so LOST!!

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:37:31 +0000

The last virtue of a dying society is tolerance – Aristotle

By: Pfft

Pfft — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:08:12 +0000

@molinoman
That’s what I have to say to people that believe you have to be “married” by a preacher to be together…..”pfft”
Why would anyone want to “marry” the same sex, the straight folks have shown how miserable it is with over a 50% divorce rate in America. Hahaha