Comments on: Bill Aims To Shield Churches That Won’t Perform Marriages Against Beliefs

By: CommonSenseWithCommonDecency

CommonSenseWithCommonDecency — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:18:02 +0000

Really Chris in mo? You are NOT in the majority otherwise equal rights wouldn’t have happened. Get a grip! You probably would have said the same thing when slavery ended if you were around then. YOU need to get some morals and stop the HATE. If there is a god, (s)he would think badly of you!!!

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:23:03 +0000

Why not have (politically correct term) ministers marry (politically correct term) people.

I am tolerant of most things, as long as they do not invade my space, otherwise I seek ways to remove, or to be shed of them.

By: tomtom50

tomtom50 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:30:48 +0000

RealityCheck… watch the news there is Gay’s married in church’s all the time and i can not support that

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:20:55 +0000

@Kyle
Very, very well put. I regret you did not clearly define who that dictator is so that everyone would know.

By: kyle

kyle — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:15:46 +0000

It is a hallmark of arrogance to think that a court composed of nine people can redefine what has been clearly defined for a very long time, and held as sacred by a majority in society.

it really does not matter what the courts decide; people have already begun to disobey the courts edict and refuse to marry.

this is one of areas where civil disobedience is *already* happening. the proposed law will only encourage it to occur more often. the end result will be that the entire family law system will break down – i expect a litigation assault on divorce courts next, when the “new” type of couples also have to split up.

and custody battles will follow.

but I saw this coming years ago. because if there is no common morality upon which the people agree, the only basis left for authority is “was the law legally created?”

which is exactly one step removed from the first person who says “I created the law, follow it!” – and that type of person is commonly called a dictator.

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:49:28 +0000

PS…..Good thing everybody isn’t homosexuals. If so, in a single lifetime humans would be EXTINCT. That’s how i really know it’s wrong. You people can’t make a life.

By: Bryan Bethea

Bryan Bethea — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:50:10 +0000

This bill serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever. Everything the bill aims to protect is ALREADY protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. If a church or pastor does not want to officiate a same-sex wedding, then he/she has no obligation to do so under the law. The same goes for interracial, interfaith, divorced, or any other couple deemed objectionable. Religious organizations have always been able to define what practices they will and won’t support for themselves. This bill is nothing more than throwing “red meat” at conservative voters. Shouldn’t our lawmakers be focused on legislation that actually does something?

By: pat walker

pat walker — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:36:00 +0000

there is a Christian couple being sued and forced out of business because they refused so YES definitely this bill is needed to protect the clergy from people wanting their moments of fame and sueing the very ones that need to be protected.are the Christians ofour country

By: RealityCheck

RealityCheck — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:54:37 +0000

It’s unlikely that same sex couples would want to be married in a church, given the bigotry found in most. If they truly desire it, there are plenty of churches that will do it. Either way, they’re happy to finally have equal rights.

By: left

left — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:47:26 +0000

I know that is comment will make SO many people mad, but truth is, when a church (or any business for that matter) accepts government help…and they DO by NOT PAYING TAXES(tax break) then they should provide their services to the public. Non discriminatory!
If they want to discriminate and not provide the public the service, then they need to privatize. If you have a private business, you can choose to discriminate.

I’m all for love and equality and it makes me so sad to see such hate toward specific groups of people because they don’t have the same view as someone else. Folks, we are all HUMAN BEINGS! Please, PLEASE think about it that way.

Love and Peace on Earth…why is it such a hard concept?