Privately funded religious entities have the right to dscriminate.

That is incorrect with scripture. In accordance with .. hereafter referred to as IAW The Holy Scriptures. Capitalizations are emphasis (not screaming) please remember this. To discriminate, infers CHOICE …. The Church Body HAS none! We are directed and governed by the Holy Scriptures alone. These Words make known from the start that as believers of Christ, we have the right to CHOSE between Life and Destruction and Right to BECOME sons of God (or daughters as is appropriate) OUR RIGHTS? Cease right there! As example: Denominations are NOT given the RIGHT to CHOOSE how they will Worship! Thus they are in disobedience Today! They CHOOSE what scriptures they believe and don’t believe! They serve the god of SELF, thereby forfeiting the RIGHT of son or daughter ship. To be a son or daughter you MUST BE a Disciple … whether you are or not is determined by Holy Scriptures! Here: IAW Luke 9:23, Mark 8:34, Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. *** Failure to do this results in forfeiture of Son/daughter-ship IAW Luke 14:27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. Matthew 10:38 and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Note* IF you CANNOT BE His Disciple, and ARE NOT worthy of Him … how can you be a Son or Daughter? To CHOOSE to interpret scripture (FORBIDDEN IAW 2 Peter 1:20,21), you are in violation of The Holy Scriptures. To CHOOSE HOW you will Worship instead of following the scriptures … you clearly ARE NOT denying yourself are you? 2 Peter 1: 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Proof of Rights; IAW Deuteronomy 30:15-20 .. for brevity sake only the focus is here: 15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live Thus right of choice #1. You may Choose Life or destruction! IAW … John 1:12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God — Right of choice #2. You may Choose to become a Son or daughter of God! Note that it does NOT say, you are given the right to BE! This is clear …. You MUST EARN it! It is not given freely as is Salvation. End of Rights Statement: IAW 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. To NOT be your own tells you just that! YOU cannot do as YOU will, but as your TOLD! Additional confirmation here. IAW Romans 9:20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? "Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, 'Why did you make me like this?'" IAW Job 38 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: 2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. 4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. I encourage all denominationalists to READ all of this chapter and ponder YOUR behavior before The Living God! Let us now set what is instructed by God to His people, Followers and Disciples! Regarding His Church! IAW 1 Corinthians 5:12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? 1 Peter 1:15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. And to those who practice SIN? IAW 1 Corinthians 5:4When you are gathered in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord. 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough The warning clear … let NO ONE who LIVES IN SIN, be members of the church! And who are these then? IAW Romans 1: 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. All have eyes to see, ears to hear, all have discernment that are of God. His command is clear … IAW Mark 12:17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him. IAW 1 Peter 2: 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. 16 [Act] as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but [use it] as bondslaves of God. 17 Honor all men; love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. Thus we welcome the saints and sinners alike into the church to hear the word of God, none is forbidden entrance? The homosexual, the thief, the drunkard, the Liar, The Murderer … were WE also not as they in times past, how then are they to hear Gods word, if not by us or by church ministry? Membership is of God …. That a church ordain a homosexual or thief or murderer …. Does this somehow MAKE them Holy and without SIN? Nonsense! It is God who blesses and curses. The point is all are welcomed in churches but membership is Gods to give alone! Active sinners are forbidden membership when it is known by the congregation of believers … God knows all, man does not! Let us withhold judgements that are not without basis. Trusting in Gods provision and guidance alone! So does Privately funded religious entities have the right to discriminate. NO, but neither is it necessary … active sinners do not actively seek churches do they. Those who are in search of God do … that they are living in sin at the moment, well so did we ALL at some point BEFORE coming to Christ …. Did we not?