Originally Posted by djplong

Richie: I *do* acknowledge and respect one's religious views. I've said over and over that no church should be forced to performa a marriage ceremony that conflicts with their teachings. That includes gay marriages. As repugnant as I would find the idea, if a church was to refuse to perform an *interracial* marriage, I'd have to support their right to do so no matter how racist or backward an opinion I would have of that church.