Gay Marriage: Backers of Exemption to Serving Gay Weddings Drop Their Initiative
“Friends of Religious Liberty” should be relabeled “Friends of Religious Bigotry” - they use the exact same arguments opponents of mixed race marriage used to, and proclaim that religious liberty gives them license to discriminate. If you have a public business then you need to serve all of the public.
After losing a ballot title fight at the Oregon Supreme Court, backers of an initiative that would allow businesses to refuse to serve gay weddings said Friday they will drop their measure.
Instead the group, Friends of Religious Liberty, announced that it would pursue legal action to allow individuals and businesses to cite the same exemptions that religious clergy now have regarding wedding ceremonies.
“The legal teams are in place and we are confident that Oregon’s religious discrimination laws will be ruled unconstitutional,” said a statement issued by the group.
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