Gays wont’ have a problem finding people to perform their weddings.
The problem will be when they seek out, target, and harass a minister they KNOW objects.
"“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 precepts, 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.”
This is supposed to somehow protect the church. I do not think it will. I would think performing a ceremony of Holy Matrimony in Church that violates the core beliefs of that institution would be protected. The word of the day is that the government can not stop homosexuals from getting married, but does not compel any individual from performing a service that violates his/her beliefs for them to marry.
I tend to think that once sexual lifestyle choice is "protected" from "discrimination" the same as race or gender, then we may see some activist judges rule against churches like a cake maker.
Just because a service is legal, it does not compel anyone to perform it. In the end, this may end up being an extremely hollow victory.
A lot of money flows from religious entities into political coffers. If liberals attempt to punish churches who refuse to perform gay marriage aka the Catholic church, it is going to hit them right in their pocket books. I think most Americans recoil at the use of force against one person in order to do the bidding of another. We have fought wars over this value.
State Dept LGBT Speaker: We Don’t Want Gay Marriage; We Want No Marriage
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381148/state-dept-lgbt-speaker-we-dont-want-gay-marriage-we-want-no-marriage-ian-tuttle
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Polyamory Is Next, And I’m One Reason Why
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From income-tax breaks to estate planning benefits to Social Security and insurance benefits to the right to make medical decisions for one’s spouse, there are all kinds of carrots dangled in front of Americans as rewards for getting hitched. Instead of putting unmarried individuals on equal footing with married people, the government has chosen to appease the masses by blessing another category of monogamous couples with the privileges of marriage—those of the same sex.
This is discrimination, plain and simple. It discriminates against single people who have no formal romantic relationships and a growing number of people who identify as polyamorous, who maintain multiple romantic relationships at once. The government has no business incentivizing any type of romantic or non-romantic behavior. It has no business rewarding us or penalizing us based on our relationship status.
http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/30/polyamory-is-next-and-im-one-reason-why/#disqus_thread
Christians will be FORCED to perform ‘gay’ ceremonies, or lose their livelihoods, or their freedom. This is it, people. Persecution has come to America.
Discussion is futile. They are going to force Christians to choose between their faith and their job. There is no doubt about this. Soon.