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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

There are many arguments that can be made about this issue, but for me the biggest one is that it impinges upon the First Amendment rights of free exercise of religion. If gay marriage is found constitutional that how can any pastor of any church refuse to marry gays or hold gay marriages in their churches? The same would be true of any religious person who has a bakery or a photography business, etc. They will be accused of discrimination and this will open the door to all kinds of lawsuits. The right to object to being forced to do something based on the exercise of individual conscience will be gone. And even if it survives, the amount of money it will take these people to defend themselves will put them out of business. Can you imagine how the Moslems will react to this kind of thing?


37 posted on 12/07/2012 1:33:28 PM PST by CityCenter (Compromise is the welcome mat to deception.)
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To: CityCenter
There are many arguments that can be made about this issue, but for me the biggest one is that it impinges upon the First Amendment rights of free exercise of religion. If gay marriage is found constitutional that how can any pastor of any church refuse to marry gays or hold gay marriages in their churches?

That will never happen, even if SCOTUS holds there is a constitutional right to gay marriage. No case has ever required a Catholic priest to marry someone who has a civil divorce but not a church annulment. No case has ever required an orthodox Rabbi to marry a Jew and a non-Jew. If there is a right to gay marriage, it is a right to a civil marriage and to a marriage in any church willing to do it.

The same would be true of any religious person who has a bakery or a photography business, etc. They will be accused of discrimination and this will open the door to all kinds of lawsuits.

That is a different issue. A few states have already had lawsuits on that basis, where state civil rights laws forbid discrimination against gays in "public accommodations." I think those cases are wrong, but your fear is much more likely to materialize there.

46 posted on 12/07/2012 1:56:18 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: CityCenter

The right of churches to “opt out” has been destroyed via healthcare.

The road to hell has been carefully and deviously paved by liberals.


50 posted on 12/07/2012 2:00:03 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: CityCenter
If gay marriage is found constitutional that how can any pastor of any church refuse to marry gays or hold gay marriages in their churches?

Divorce and remarriage is permitted by law but the Catholic Church is not obligated to perform marriage ceremonies for divorced people.

Protestants are permitted to get married but the Catholic Church is not required to perform weddings for Protestants.

Just because same sex couples are permitted to marry does not mean that the Catholic Church (or any other church) will be required to perform gay marriages.
56 posted on 12/07/2012 2:03:29 PM PST by FewsOrange
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To: CityCenter

Exactly.

Deconstruct the Constitution little by little to where is no longer means what was written.


111 posted on 12/08/2012 2:49:32 AM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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