Southern States Search for Ways around Gay Marriage Ruling

Christian Headlines ^ | June 29, 2015 | Carrie Dedrick

[xzins]

If this is all about ‘feelings’, as Judge Kennedy has declared, then what in the world is anyone doing licensing ‘feelings’. Let individuals come up with their own contracts: 5 years, 10 years, visitation, property, etc.

[LouAvul]

I was a career preacher for nearly 30 years and my "denomination" (we actually considered ourselves to be non-denominational) had specific criteria marriage couples had to satisfy before I'd perform a wedding.

If a minister already has refused to marry some couples (maybe their marriage history disqualifies them?), I don't think he could be prosecuted for discrimination if he declines to perform a wedding for a couple fags.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

It seems to me that secession would be the only way around it at this point.

[rigelkentaurus]

I wish the several states would turn this into a Constitutional crisis that would lead to a divorce.

[USCG SimTech]

Turn over all licensing to recognized religious organizations where only church members are issued a state recognized license. Convert marriage to a private religious enterprise the state will recognize for tax filing purposes.

[demshateGod]

Exactly. Every time we try to get around it we expose our flank.

[freedomfiter2]

Well, if they are serious they could use the Andrew Jackson precedent and just ignore it. Someone has to say no to the playground bully.

[freedomfiter2]

Well, if they are serious they could use the Andrew Jackson precedent and just ignore it. Someone has to say no to the playground bully.

[xzins]

I’ve heard a lot of talk by commentators and politicians and preachers, but I’ve seen no one leading anything.

I think everyone is off balance, unsure which way to react.

Until a leader has a clear vision and then steps forward to lead, I expect Christians will complain but not act, and that their lack of action will prompt the liberals to tighten the screws on persecution.

[xzins]

see #10

[SmokingJoe]

How about all the AG’s and governors.of.the red states get together and hammer out a common response instead of individual states coming out with uncoordinated disjointed haphazard responses, which make it easy for the Obozo dictatorship to pick off? A massive coordinated refusal to abide by the ruling of a lawless SCOTUS will seem to be the ticket. Let no Obama created crisis go to waste. Raise it to the next level and use the crisis to launch a counterattack.

[scbison]

We’ve pretty much just limited weddings to member of our congregation and their children and speficially added to bylaws that we will only acutally marriage.

[xzins]

I absolutely agree with that. I think a union of states/governors/AGs would be a scary thing to the liberals.

[VideoDoctor]

Ted Cruz has already offered a sound solution.

Ted Cruz: States should ignore gay-marriage ruling

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/ted-cruz-gay-marriage-ruling-reaction-npr-interview-119559.html

[Up Yours Marxists]

“I don’t think he could be prosecuted for discrimination if he declines to perform a wedding for a couple of fags.”

Wanna bet? It’s a “whole new world”, and Christians are “evil, hateful discriminatory people with no souls”.

[Auntie Dem]

This situation reminds me of my thoughts on gay marriage. Initially, I felt it was no skin off my nose if two gays got married. I reasoned my marriage was still valid and real, how could someone else’s marriage diminish MY marriage?

Then I compared gay marriage to a $100 bill. In my mind a gay marriage is a counterfeit marriage—it's not really a marriage. In that sense gay marriage is a counterfeit $100 bill. If I'm holding a genuine $100 bill my bill still has value (it's going down in value every day, but that's another story). If a community is flooded with counterfeit $100 bills eventually all businesses will stop accepting ALL $100 bills, and my genuine $100 bill is now worthless.

Marriage is losing its value to many of today's younger heteros, flooding the market with counterfeit marriage can only accelerate that trend.

[plain talk]

Not likely to happen. Think it through. Urban areas are leftist. So in Texas you think Houston, Dallas, Austin, etc would agree to secede? Or counties around the urban areas would somehow coalesce and secede without the resources in the big cities?

We also no longer have great statesmen in the South like we did in the Civil War area. Yeah we have a few like Sessions and Cruz but not many and even Alabama’s governor is a RINO. There are no politicians calling for secession.

[hapnHal]

Stop Homo Marriages can be done by:

1. Pass a Constitutional Amendment

3/4 States (38) need to approve amendment.
26 amendments have been passed by this method.
This approach can be done but it will take time.
Homo’s represent less than 4% of the population and there are less than 100,000 Homo marriages.

2. Passage of a congressional bill.

Bills are currently being drafted to block Homo marriages. This is a faster method but will face many road blocks

3. State Marriage application Blood tests.

Most States have implemented blood tests for marriage applications. If disease is found than block the marriage license applications. This is a temporary fix, but a time limit can be placed on the application.

[Da Coyote]

Just act like progressives.

1. Ignore it.
2. Protest....violently, if necessary. After all, certain people who have cereal box top degrees in “eddikation” bombed things and got away with it.
3. Make liberal judges quake in their homes and worry about keeping lights on at night.
4. Fire EVERY teacher possessing only a worthless education degree and require teachers to have actual working knowledge in their fields. This does not necessarily mean a college degree. After all, Dorkbama has a degree and he couldn’t hold a real McDonald’s job.

Treat them as they have treated us.