[BRIEF NOTE] God, or civil rights?

[rfmcdonald]

Via springheel_jack, news that the infamous Love in Action gay rehabilitation camp is fighting orders by the state of Tennessee to close. Their grounds? Separation of church and state.

Love in Action attorney Nate Kellum said government has no right to regulate Love in Action.

"Its repugnant for a faith based institution, a Christian ministry to come under the regulation of the state," said Kellum.

Without a mental health license, state law prohibits the group from assisting more than one person with a diagnosed mental illness.

"Although Love in Action in its religious ministry has absolutely nothing to do with mental health services whatsoever," Kellum said.

Tennessee State spokesperson Lola Potter said the department will show that the organization's programs are involved in mental health.

"The lawsuit is unfortunate and unnecessary this issue has nothing to do with religious issues or faith based organizations or even the mission of Love in Action," Poitter said.

Wouldn't it be nice if those people who loved God also, in their entirety, embraced the civil rights revolution? "God says so" is rarely an adequate argument, or a respectable one.