>> “The church can’t throw abortion doctors in jail and stop states from redefining marriage as two women and one cow or whatever they think up.” <<
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Churches should throw no one anywhere; its not their purpose, but the institution of marriage was declared and defined by God, and for a governmental entity to attempt to redefine it in any fashion is a clear violation of the first amendment, in as much as it totally obliterates the free exercise clause.
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As long as we give the government power over marriage, they have power over marriage.
If you don’t like it, take the power over marriage away from the federal government and return it back where it belongs.
That’s what so many fail to realize.