Comments on: Same-Sex Marriage More than Civil Rights http://thomascwaters.com/2010/03/05/same-sex-marriage-civil-rights/ The Source for Queer News, Info, and Commentary in Pennsylvania Tue, 22 May 2012 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Seminary http://thomascwaters.com/2010/03/05/same-sex-marriage-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 Seminary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:34:42 +0000 http://thomascwaters.com/?p=3670#comment-1825 Same-Sex Marriage More than Civil Rights? question that needs to be answered and cleared.The Church or <a href="http://www.rts.edu/" rel="nofollow">seminary</a> i think is still against with this preposition. Same-Sex Marriage More than Civil Rights? question that needs to be answered and cleared.The Church or seminary i think is still against with this preposition.

]]> By: tcwaters http://thomascwaters.com/2010/03/05/same-sex-marriage-civil-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-1826 tcwaters Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:38 +0000 http://thomascwaters.com/?p=3670#comment-1826 Thanks for posting a comment, however, I don't really understand it. My point was that when two people make a life commitment, the ritual of it- the ceremony matters every bit as much as the laws that come with the marriage license. A minister acts as a representative of the state when s/he performs a wedding. In every state where gays and lesbians are seeking civil marriage, there are no cases where any church would be required to perform same-sex marriages. Churches are now, and will continue to be able to discriminate is whatever ways they wish. for example, Catholic churches are not forced to accept female priests. There is separation of Church and State. But there are churches who are very willing and welcoming to gay and lesbian couples for marriage ceremonies. And they should have that right. Please write more if I haven't understood your comment, and thanks for posting! Thanks for posting a comment, however, I don’t really understand it. My point was that when two people make a life commitment, the ritual of it- the ceremony matters every bit as much as the laws that come with the marriage license. A minister acts as a representative of the state when s/he performs a wedding.

In every state where gays and lesbians are seeking civil marriage, there are no cases where any church would be required to perform same-sex marriages. Churches are now, and will continue to be able to discriminate is whatever ways they wish. for example, Catholic churches are not forced to accept female priests. There is separation of Church and State.

But there are churches who are very willing and welcoming to gay and lesbian couples for marriage ceremonies. And they should have that right.

Please write more if I haven’t understood your comment, and thanks for posting!

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