Petition updateRemove Tax Exempt Status for Verity Baptist Church (Sacramento)The issue is DISCRIMINATION.
sean blackburnsacramento, CA, United States
Jun 16, 2016
The only cause of action for which Verity Baptist Church can lose its tax exemption is DISCRIMINATION. It is not because Roger Otoneil Jiminez says horrible and hateful words; it is not for his beliefs, which are ignorant and fear-based and an inaccurate interpretation of the teachings of Jesus Christ. This petition is directed at tax organizations -- and they cannot punish Roger Jimenez for his words -- there is no legal way to revoke Verity Baptist Church's tax exemption for what Roger Jimenez said because, while what he said was sub-human, it did not rise to the level of incitement -- it was just his opinion -- a horrible opinion, but not illegal. The basis upon which Verity Baptist Church's tax exemption can be revoked is narrow; limited to what they do -- and what they do is exclude those who identify as LGBT from joining or attending their church -- and this is de facto DISCRIMINATION. You cannot stop hate and bigotry with legislation or an administrative change -- you can only punish acts of DISCRIMINATION. We need to stay focused...
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