Christian Newswire
reported on 29 May 2013 that Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource
Institute made the following
statement, in response to the passage of Senate Bill 323 on the floor of
the California State Senate.
Today the Senate
passed SB 323, the bill revoking the tax exempt status of non-profit youth
organizations, including private schools, should they not hire, or allow as
leaders, persons whose sexual conduct is against the beliefs of such
institutions.
Last week, the Boy Scouts of America compromised their constitutional right to choose who they may allow as members into the organization. The BSA council voted to allow homosexual boys into the membership but did not change the policy regarding homosexual adult members. Immediately after the vote was announced, Equality California released a statement rejecting the Scouts failure to embrace full equality.
Last week, the Boy Scouts of America compromised their constitutional right to choose who they may allow as members into the organization. The BSA council voted to allow homosexual boys into the membership but did not change the policy regarding homosexual adult members. Immediately after the vote was announced, Equality California released a statement rejecting the Scouts failure to embrace full equality.
Today the bill's author, Senator Lara, says the Scouts did not go far enough
and demands that homosexual adults be allowed as leaders into the youth group
and seeks to use the coercive power of government by revoking the tax-exempt
status of any non-profit youth organization that does not comply with his
views.
Senator Lara did not speak for us all today when he claimed SB 323 brings our laws in line with our values. This bill is about government vilifying our values and abusing its power to penalize, through taxation, those who hold different beliefs and values. SB 323 is an unprecedented intrusion by the government and a far reaching assault on freedoms of association, speech, and religion.
Senator Lara did not speak for us all today when he claimed SB 323 brings our laws in line with our values. This bill is about government vilifying our values and abusing its power to penalize, through taxation, those who hold different beliefs and values. SB 323 is an unprecedented intrusion by the government and a far reaching assault on freedoms of association, speech, and religion.
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