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In Idaho, Christian Pastors Ordered to Perform Gay Marriages. You Will Be Made to Care.
Red State ^ | October 18, 2014 | Erik Erikson

Posted on 10/18/2014 5:02:00 PM PDT by cblue55

It is one of the tenets of the current movement toward gay marriage. They get to get married, Christians are forced to provide goods and services if they demand it, but — and this is the key caveat of it all — but Christian ministers will not be forced to wed gays because of their religious concerns.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: christian; gay; gaystapo; homosexualagenda; liberalfascism; marriage; ministers; pastors
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To: RobinOfKingston
It matters not what the Idaho constitution says, what matters is what a legalistic gnome with bad breath, one short leg, and a deforming curvature of the spine says. Or a group of them. Or a group of them in Washington DC declining to say anything.

*sigh* — That's about the size of it. It wouldn't bee quite as bad if the States respected their Constitutions, but it seems more and more that they only apply when convenient. (i.e. when it furthers the statist's goals.)

41 posted on 10/18/2014 7:04:18 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: LukeL

Yes, I think we are at the point that Christians should only get married in church, and boycott the phony civil marriage process.

However, file for benefits as married couples, and when the government denies them, sue for religious discrimination.


42 posted on 10/18/2014 7:30:59 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Secret Agent Man
fact is gays don’t need pastors to wed them, the state can.

This just proves what's been true all along: this isn't at about marriage at all - it never was about marriage. It's about gaining power to crush Christians and Christianity.

43 posted on 10/18/2014 8:30:40 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: Domandred

Perhaps Christians ought to invade homosexual establishments en masse and demand service....
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There is nothing at a homosexual establishment that I want
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Amen.


44 posted on 10/18/2014 8:42:04 PM PDT by punknpuss
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To: cblue55

Easy solution to this. Churches reclaim the term Holy Matrimony. Don’t require a license, if folks want it legal, they go get a civil marriage contract at the courthouse. Tell the gays we DO NOT perform marriage ceremonies, we perform Holy Matrimony, and you do not meet the qualifications, we are so sorry.


45 posted on 10/18/2014 8:42:15 PM PDT by gidget7 ("When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: LukeL

Pretty much what I posted as well.


46 posted on 10/18/2014 8:44:09 PM PDT by gidget7 ("When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: kaehurowing

Why get the government marriage license, why not file for joint benefits without it, and be married in Church only. Inheritance and other issues are never handled by a marriage license, even who decides your life support if you are left comatose in a hospital is not your marriage license.


47 posted on 10/18/2014 8:49:50 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: cblue55

Get a email list of Christians who will attend these “marriages.” In the service, read every relevant passage in the Bible, Canto, etc. After the two-hour reading, ask if anyone objects to this marriage.
After an hour of Christians objecting by citing scripture, the minister should tell the two what they need to do to be in compliance in Christian doctrine.Thank them for choosing their church and return soon when they compliant.
Oh, and get the money for the service upfront.


48 posted on 10/19/2014 1:13:50 AM PDT by namvolunteer (Obama says the US is subservient to the UN and the Constitution does not apply. That is treason.r)
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To: RobinOfKingston

I guess no where is safe for us conservatives


49 posted on 10/19/2014 11:27:58 AM PDT by hulagirl (Mother Theresa was right)
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