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Dolan throws out the first ball at a Milwaukee Brewers game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

American Christians may one day find themselves facing legal penalties simply for believing marriage can only exist between a man and a woman, a fate already suffered by believers in other countries,\u00a0writes New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan.<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of America\u2019s most influential Catholics. He reflected in his personal blog on Thursday\u00a0on the nasty repercussions of the recent legalization of same-sex marriage\u00a0in New York, and the censorship Christians can expect in the future<\/p>\n

He called it \u201chaunting\u201d that the marriage bill became law on the day Catholics celebrate the feast of the Birth of John the Baptist, \u201cwhom King Herod would behead because the saint dared to defend the God-given truth about marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n

John the Baptist died after denouncing Herod’s adultery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the experience of those few other states and countries where this is already law is any indication, the churches, and believers, will soon be harassed, threatened and hauled into court for their conviction that marriage is between one man, one woman, forever, bringing children into the world,\u201d wrote the archbishop.<\/p>\n

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Archbishop Dolan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christians in the UK, Canada, and elsewhere have lost their jobs, been dragged through lengthy \u201chuman rights\u201d proceedings, and faced steep fines for questioning the dangerous homosexual lifestyle, declining to facilitate gay \u201cmarriages,\u201d or even failing to acknowledge \u201cgay pride\u201d events, wrote the Archbishop.<\/p>\n

Dolan pointed out that editorials nationwide have been calling for an end to religious liberties, saying that defending marriage is a form of discrimination against homosexuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs one respected columnist has observed, the problem is not homophobia but theophobia \u2014 a hatred by some of God, faith, religion, and the Church,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE to read the Archbishop’s personal blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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