If clergy are required to perform homosexual marriages in violation of their consciences or, more importantly, in violation of their religious body’s theology, then we would be in the position of having the government dictate what is acceptable religious doctrine. Among Catholics, Orthodox, and some Anglicans, a wedding ceremony is not just a pleasant service or even a prayerful blessing, but a sacrament — the same as baptism and communion — in which divine grace is imparted. As their theology stands, it is not possible to join two homosexuals in marriage.
Such a requirement would an assault on the First Amendment from multiple angles. If the government is no longer going to hold up its end of the bargain on the Bill of Rights, then as far as I am concerned, the contract between the government and the people is broken. Religious bodies that do not accept homosexual marriage should prepare themselves to resist— by any means available to them — the requirements of an American government that has ceased to be American, and defend the freedom and rights given us by our Creator.
It's been broken for some time and only now are people starting to take notice. America is in trouble.