Discrimination Against Church Still Strong
Different measuring rods could come into play when it comes to issues concerning discrimination and religious freedom laws, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, of the Washington D.C. Diocese said Sunday.
"If we talk about discrimination, then we also have to talk about discriminating against the Catholic Church, its teachings, and its ability to carry out its mission," Wuerl said in an exclusive Fox News Sunday Easter interview. "I think at the heart of this is the ability to recognize everyone."
He noted that how people act touches others, "and no one should be forced to follow the actions of another and accept the actions of another... our schools should be free to teach. We don't believe in abortion, and we need to be free to teach that."
And in some cases, where businesses are asked to perform services for activities in which they don't approve, such as a Christian baker being asked to make a cake for a gay wedding, Wuerl said it's time to take a look at the word "discrimination."Special Report: Can Jesus Save Hollywood? Find Out More"Is it being used in the same way for both instances?" he said. "I wonder if across the board we're not seeing different measuring rods being used when it comes to issues that we're facing here, for example. Why would it be discrimination for a Catholic university to say we're not going to allow a gay rights or an abortion rights group to have their program on our campus, and it not be discrimination for that group to insist that the Catholic school change its teaching?"
If the same measures are used, Wuerl said, he believes there will be a way to "recognize the dignity of everyone and at the same time recognize the freedom and the rights, especially religious liberty of everyone."
Also on Sunday's show, Wuerl spoke about the escalating incidents of violence against Christians in the Middle East and in Africa, where late last week the al Shabaab terror group targeted Christians for murder.
The cardinal said he believes it's fair to say Christianity is under attack.
"What I heard on the media was that those assassins went in and they separated the Christians from the Muslims and killed the Christians," he said. "This is something that the whole world should be shouting out about, the whole world should be rejecting this."
And he does believe, like Pope Francis, that it is morally allowable to stop an unjust aggressor.
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Maybe it would not be out of line to rename Islam as the church for headless Christians . I see the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland as their symbol [screaming : "off with their heads ! " ]