FreakyLocz14
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You speak as though the first amendment allows any action by the church. It doesn't. If, let's say, a particular religious belief allowed for the keeping of slaves, should they be permitted to do so under the first amendment? No, because the keeping of slaves is unconstitutional. If a particular religious belief allows for a man to marry as many wives as he wants, should he be permitted to do so under the first amendment? No, because polygamy is illegal. What about a religion that allows human sacrifice?
The fist amendment does not grant a church the absolute right to practice their beliefs. There are limits, and rightly so.
Also, I should point out to you that anti-discrimination laws have been upheld repeatedly by the courts as constitutional. Your claim that they aren't constitutional is incorrect.
Your analogies are flawed. Slavery and murder are criminal actions. In most cases, a church proclaiming their disapproval of homosexuality, on the other hand, is protected by the constitution. While there are limits to that, it is also true that anti-discrimination laws are also not unlimited in their scope.