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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I get that...but in our effort to be FAIR we may open ourselves to bad changes.
Not all absolutes are absolute. This is a democracy and the majority rules.
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Context is extremely important. A Utah official who refuses to marry an unorthodox Mormon to his three wives is different. There are many polygamous marriages in
The Bible but that does not make them legal or moral in the 21st Century.
I can see a very small Muslim community perhaps doing what Blueash wrote about if this is the only person in the health department in that community. There are some towns where the mayor, health inspector, police captain, etc. could be all the same person.
If there were threats of violence against a minister who is going to perform a gay marriage, then I would be hard pressed saying that the marriage should be carried out at that specific time and place.