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Originally Posted by Guest
I believe a Christian minister should have the right to not marry other faiths, but if two of the same sex profess to being Christian, then the minister is obligated to perform the ceremony. Let God judge. Too many people of faith misinterpret the meaning of their own faith.
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Sorry, but that is not a logical conclusion of this issue. Those of us who believe in separation of church and state understand that such a separation requires that the state not tell the church how to perform its religious functions. The state is required to follow the law and equally make available a civil marriage to same sex as they do to non-same sex couples. The state absolutely cannot tell a church what it is "obliged" to do in matters of faith. It the couple wishes a church sanctioned marriage it will have to find a clergyperson or denomination whose interpretation of their faith agrees with the couple.