Then why are they not allowed to discriminate against people based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc? That's protected under the communist laws of America.
Oh, no doubt - we are walking head long into communism. Every property right we lose is a nail in our coffin.
We, as property owners, should be able to do whatever we want on our property ... including keeping the gays, blacks, non-mask wearing, and pink unicorns out. Sadly, we don't have that freedom.
Discrimination laws = violate our property rights = communism.
And, two wrongs don't make a right.
Bottom line: I will always defend your property rights, even if I don't agree and your decisions excludes me personally. But, when it comes to you violating someone else's property rights, I will equally fight against you.
I'm not a libertarian. I don't believe you have the right to do whatever you want on your own property. I believe in the laws of Christ. Anything that breaks the laws of Christ, I'm against.
So, you would prefer a theocratic state? I'd argue that isn't what Christ commanded us to create. And, historically, that hasn't worked well for the spread of the gospel.
I'm follower of Christ, but I have zero faith in the institutions of man. Be it the government, the Catholic church, the Orthodox church, etc. I'm happy to submit to the leadership of my local church, but I'm grateful that institution (my local church) is not so large it loses accountability.
All this is because: The current state of man is a fallen state. Therefore all man made institutions are of this fallen state.
Thereby, I wish for all man made institutions to be as limited in scope and power as possible. This is why I'm fundamentally against communism, socialism, national socialism, etc.
I'd challenge you to study the "non aggression principle." While not perfect (it is man made after all), I believe it is as close as we can get as Christians to follow the teachings of Christ while organizing a functional society.
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