[teacherbarbie]

If they can force one part of the government to do it they can use the government to force all churches to perform marriages. It won't end.

[lady lawyer]

“they can use the government to force all churches to perform marriages.”

You are exactly right. They have already put language in the International Criminal Court statute that could be used to imprison church people who won’t perform same-sex marriages.

[SJackson]

Some Churchs and a few liberal Jewish congregations do it now. Usually they call them something like a commitment ceremony or blessing, but there's no reason a Church couldn't call it a marriage. Whether it's valid within the Church is their business. However none of these marriages/ceremonies pass civil muster. That's what they're after. This is simply a form of intimidation, and as I noted earlier I don't see how is not the desruption of a religious service, which is illegal in most states. Different reason, but here's a thread on a similar protest which has gone on over five years. Worshippers may have to get used to running a gauntlet on Sunday, though I suspect the number of people they'll be offending with this tactic is such that it won't last very long.