Originally Posted by chachacha

religious freedom cannot be guaranteed if churches are subject to pressures from the govt, be it through taxes or forced purchase of any products...our rights in this country are given by God, not by the govt! in case you had forgotten....and by battered i mean having to hear about the abuse by a few as if it were the whole story of the church, over and over again ad nauseum. the media just loves this story and loves to attack the church whenever possible because it stands in the way of the leftist agenda.