Gay marriage infringes on religion by ONE route

Canada Free Press ^ | 06/30/15 | A. Dru Kristenev

[Sean_Anthony]

Freedom of religion and the government "qualified" church

Last week’s Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges opens another can of worms that is driving rhetoric in a way that misdirects people from the reality of its affect on religion and the free exercise thereof. No, this does not come from a lawyer, it comes from a missionary who, for more than 20 years, has delved into the legal entities that churches have embraced, essentially transforming their structure. And the change occurred innocently by way of the non-profit organization enticement.

Here are some salient points:

There is only one Law of the Land—the Constitution.

The Obergefell v. Hodges opinion states that civil marriage is a “right” under the 14th amendment, albeit erroneously based on “human dignity” which, as pointed out by others smarter than myself, is nowhere addressed in the Constitution. It does not and cannot overrule or undermine the First Amendment right of free exercise of religion because the Constitution is written as a whole and without contradiction. Thus, one “right” cannot supersede another. “Baker v. Nelson must be and now is overruled, and the State laws challenged by the Petitioners in these cases are now held invalid to the extent they exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage on the same terms as opposite-sex couples.

[WayneS]

Does the government have a compelling interest in coercing pastors and religious leaders to preside over a ceremony that is anathema to their espoused belief?

A lawless, unconstitutional, totalitarian government does.

[PSUGOP]

I think the question is.....do gay folks want to get married in certain churchs. We are a hate the sin, not the sinner church. Homosexual acts are a sin.....we marry sinners.

A same sex couple might get a lecture and biblical quotes during their ceremony. If they want that, bring it on!!!