Reply #4: You've got it backwards [View All]

[Clovis Sangrail]

marriage is a religious institution that has crossed over into being recognized as a legal institution

Most of the opposition to 'gay marriage' is based in people's feelings about religious marriage - which has been conflated with civil marriage.

Simplest solution is just get the govt out of the marriage business.
Grant licenses for civil unions and let the churches marry whoever they want.

At that point opposition to a church performing same sex marriages becomes an issue of religious freedom... and arguing against religious freedom is a losing issue.


Otherwise it's going to be a fight against people's religious beliefs (even though the issue is civil marriage)