“Nobody has yet forced a Catholic Church to marry divorcees. And that’s far more commonplace.”
Civil divorce and remarriage wasn’t framed as a civil right. ‘Gay marriage’ is. I don’t think it is beyond the pale today, in my opinion. And it would be punishing them for not doing it, not forcing them to, because they wouldn’t no matter what the state said about it.
In any case, what about renting halls to gay couples who declare themselves married? Or businesses who don’t buy into whatever impossibility the state is calling marriage at the time? I mean I think that’s what this is all about, punishing those who they know aren’t going to buy into it.
Freegards
Civil divorce and remarriage wasn’t framed as a civil right. ‘Gay marriage’ is. I don’t think it is beyond the pale today, in my opinion. And it would be punishing them for not doing it, not forcing them to, because they wouldn’t no matter what the state said about it.Still don't see it. There's no precedent for it, and plenty of churches will be willing to marry them. I understand the concern, but don't see that coming at all.
In any case, what about renting halls to gay couples who declare themselves married? Or businesses who don’t buy into whatever impossibility the state is calling marriage at the time?Ah, that's a horse of a different color. That's a very real concern, that anyone who sells directly to, or contracts directly with, the public will have to accommodate gay couples.