“Blessings of same-sex marriages — and marriages in states where they are legally permitted — are performed.”
Why would anyone belong to a group that wouldn’t perform a marriage unless the state gave its permission? They are so beholden to the state to define the institution they are not going to marry members of their faith over it, even though they believe ‘gay marriage’ is possible?! That might be more insane than buying into ‘gay marriage’ in the first place. “Sorry Ted and Ned, but the state says no, and they define marriage for us state by state, so no marriage for you even though we believe gay marriage is possible, tough luck!” Just bizarre.
I mean what if the state quit issuing marriage licenses to them altogether, no more married members of the ECLA?
Freegards
Because “same sex marriage” is not a natural or inalienable right but a “government given right” and they know it. Why else would the homosexualist left be so hell-bent on enforcing this issue on everyone via the force of the state?