[melsec]

WE have seen in England that the religious exemption is not worth diddly to the homos - once they have the legislation passed they will go after the exemption in court saying it is discriminatory.

Mel

[kaehurowing]

The exemption is in fact illusory. It says churches may restrict marriages to opposite sex couples, but only if their church only marries church members to each other and they do not allow the public to use their facilities or attend their services. (I.e., they are the equivalent of a closed private club.)

[ReformationFan]

All this tyranny has never been about “love” but all about persecution of the Christian church. Somehow, the Mohammedans will be left alone.

[fwdude]

WE have seen in England that the religious exemption is not worth diddly to the homos - once they have the legislation passed they will go after the exemption in court saying it is discriminatory.

You can bet the farm on it. What can be "granted" can be rescinded. An orthodox Jew said it best during the NY marriage law debate a couple of years ago - "The road to Hell is paved with religious exemptions."

Let the 1st Amendment be all the "religious exemption" we need.