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Gay Marriage at the End of a Gun Barrel
sgberman.com ^ | 6/26/15 | Steve Berman

Posted on 06/27/2015 1:22:59 PM PDT by lifeofgrace

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Now that the Supreme Court has decided that same-sex marriage is a Constitutionally-protected right of all citizens, the question that naturally arises is: What happens next?

In the 37 states where same-sex marriage is already legal, nothing happens.  Things simply go on as they have.

In the 13 states where same-sex marriage is prohibited by state law and constitutional amendment, things are more complicated. Court cases will be filed, or existing cases in the federal court system will be handed down in accordance with the SCOTUS decision--meaning those amendments and laws will be struck down.

Then there's the matter of replacing those laws with something else. In many states, there might be a line where legislators push each other out of the way to be first to sponsor legislation supporting same-sex marriage, knowing it scores points with some voters, and also knowing there's no legal opposition.

When the legislation has already been done by the courts, it makes passing laws so much easier, as lawyer and RedState contributor Leon Wolf noted.

Alabama may present a more prickly challenge, as that Confederate Dixie Gun-Loving Religion-Clinging Southern state has made it illegal for county probate judges to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Alabama Chief Justice Roy "10 Commandments" Moore ordered county probate judges to refrain from issuing the licenses after U.S. District Judge Ginnie Granade struck down Alabama's 1998 law and 2006 constitutional amendment in February of this year.

In a state largely dominated by conservatives, the fight will likely get down to the rubber meeting the road.

I believe the federal government will re-enact the scene on June 11, 1963 when Gov. Wallace stood on the schoolhouse steps to stop a black girl from registering for classes, and by the force of government at a gun barrel, the state's power was subverted to the federal order.

Regardless of what the supporters of same-sex marriage say, this is what they really want. They could have waited for the culture to change over time (a trend that was moving in their direction in any case), but they wanted the wield the power of government by gun barrel against Christians, so that nobody would ever rise up again to oppose them.

They want a confrontation to make news. They want a confrontation to prove the equivalence of their cause to the black civil rights struggle of the 1960's. They need to have their "schoolhouse steps" moment to make that case.

And when they have it, all Christians of conscience, whether making cakes, pizzas, or preaching sermons, should take notice.

The message is clear: next time the gun barrel may be pointed straight at you.


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: alabama; govwallace; gunbarrel; homosexualagenda; samesexmarriage

1 posted on 06/27/2015 1:22:59 PM PDT by lifeofgrace
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To: lifeofgrace; P-Marlowe

Easy fix.

Just don’t pass any law at all, and get the state out of doing marriages altogether. That’s fair to everyone.

I don’t think there’s an enforceable requirement for any state to issue marriage licenses to anyone.

So don’t do it at all.


2 posted on 06/27/2015 1:58:13 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: lifeofgrace

I wish I were a pastor so I could have the opportunity to refuse services to gays.


3 posted on 06/27/2015 2:05:17 PM PDT by Safrguns
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To: xzins
I don’t think there’s an enforceable requirement for any state to issue marriage licenses to anyone.

Civil unions don't need licenses. You just sign a contract and poof, you are civilly unionized.

Get married in Church and do a Civil Union contract. The courts treat Civil Unions and marriages the same when there is a split.

Pastors won't have to worry about their tax status if they are merely performing religious rites rather than acting as the agent of the State in the performance of an official marriage.

Your tax status as a civil union is treated the same as a marriage. The only difference is that the parties to a Civil Union have more control.

4 posted on 06/27/2015 2:07:46 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Resistance to Tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: P-Marlowe

A lisence is a way to regulate something. If states don’t issue licenses for marriage, then they’re not in the business of regulating, which is in compliance with the Supremes. Simple, done, except for all the other laws which may require a marriage certificate. A lot more to happen yet than the manic stick waved by the courts.


5 posted on 06/27/2015 2:16:39 PM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: lifeofgrace

How long before applications for government employment or military service question one’s religious affiliation? You’re Southern Baptist? Presto, no government job or military service, since they’re all homophobes.

See where this is headed?


6 posted on 06/27/2015 2:18:14 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: P-Marlowe

I do think they can tell me as a licensed solemnizer of the legal side of marriages that I’m no longer acceptable to them. Not that it bothers me. The wording in the license doesn’t say anything about my religious beliefs, so those can be ignored, the same as a guy licensed for a cab. They can simply say I don’t meet their broad needs anymore.


7 posted on 06/27/2015 2:23:13 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Pray for their victory or quit saying you support our troops)
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To: xzins

Louisiana just considered ending recognition of marriage. They didn’t actually go there, but just considering it was a huge step.


8 posted on 06/27/2015 3:05:05 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The world map will be quite different come 20 January 2017.)
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To: P-Marlowe
Louisiana is the only state that has a Napoleon type legal system. There are legal constraints in marriage that can be avoided in civil unions. Gays would be better off in a civil union if all they cared about were their ‘rights’. Gays really want to be ‘married ‘ so they can claim to be normal. However, they will never be considered normal in the real world. Gays have made a lot of people mad, they have attacked our traditions. They have mocked GOD, and GOD will win in the end. This country will be punished by GOD.
9 posted on 06/27/2015 5:06:44 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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