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Originally Posted by razark
But no one is saying that religions must marry homosexuals. There is no way the government could force churches to carry out a ceremony the church does not support. When I got married in a Catholic church, I had to meet certain obligations before the church would agree to conduct the ceremony. Any church has the option to not conduct any wedding that does not meet their conditions.
Then again, if a church has no problem with marrying homosexuals, the government is standing in their way, telling them they cannot perform the wedding. That doesn't sound like religious freedom to me.
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Hmm, this sounds like discrimination.
Here in Canada where same sex marriage is legal, there have been cases where Marriage Commissioners refusal to marry gays on 'religious grounds' ended up in court. Quote: "accommodating the religious beliefs of the commissioners could not justify what would amount to discrimination against gays and lesbians."
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a...constitutional
Granted this is somewhat different than a church refusing as the commissioner is a public servant but it is discrimination none the less.
Possibly a church here in Canada is just one court case away from being forced to marry anyone who asks them to marry them.