Feb

27

Court Rules Montana Church Can Hide Anti-Gay Contributions

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I guess not all Christians are brave warriors for Jesus. At least one church in East Helena, Montana is full of Christian cowards:

Far from the gay-rights battlefields of Los Angeles and San Francisco, where supporters of a ban on gay marriage risk business boycotts and landing on the social D-list, a Baptist church in Montana has scored a quiet victory in its campaign to keep its books and defense-of-marriage backers out of the limelight.

The Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church of East Helena isn’t obliged to make campaign finance disclosures, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, because its support for the Montana Marriage Protection Amendment — use of some printer ink and a foyer table — was “extremely minimal.” The 2004 state ballot initiative passed by a 2-to-1 margin.

What does this victory mean for those Yes on 8 supporters who want to keep their anti-gay donations private?

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