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To: Lurker
Ok, the decision says:

(b) The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex.

The state, not individuals. It also says::

(1) The fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause extend to certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy, including intimate choices defining personal identity and beliefs.

Isn't this woman an individual who requires autonomy for personal choices defining her identity and beliefs?

And, in their words, finally:

Finally, it must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine pre- cepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned. The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths, and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure they have long revered.

20 posted on 06/29/2015 7:44:39 PM PDT by Kenny (,)
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To: Texas Fossil; Windflier; texas booster

Ping.


21 posted on 06/29/2015 7:49:33 PM PDT by proust
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To: Kenny
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

"Advocate" is not the same thing as "exercise" and therein lies the rub.


37 posted on 06/30/2015 3:17:22 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
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