re: #61 researchok

I have no issue with gay marriage whatsoever. Marriage is in the end, a compact between a couple and society. There is no reasons two consenting adults should be precluded from entering a marriage.

Matrimony however, is a religious covenant. Religious congregations ought to be free to marry or not marry gays. Some will, some won’t. Some congregations accept mixed faith marriages, some do not.

As long as these congregations are free to do as they please, I have no issue with any of this.

I can live with that and it’s often been argued before. A private religious institution is protected under the Establishment Clause (or the 1st Amendment). However, that still doesn’t seem to calm the nerves of many gay marriage’s religious opponents. One could in theory also open a gay chapel in which only gay marriages are performed.