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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only "agenda" I worry about is that there will be a push to have all churches everywhere perform marriages, and some of the in-your-face gay and lesbian activists won't stop until that happens, which means having to listen to this stuff for the rest of our lives. I am pro gay marriage in a civil sense, but don't want religious institutions strong armed into performing ceremonies that they are doctrinally opposed to.[/quote]

This argument irritates the hell out of me. What you're basically saying is that the political should remain divested of the church, right? If only the churches listened as well. It's a two-way street my friend. Once religious institutions became political (which has really been forever) it's an invitation for the reverse to happen. Right? [/quote]

I agree with BOTH of these points, actually. There are some churches that are PROUD to perform marriages between same-sex couples. I've been to several right here in DC. I've also been to gay weddings in other parts of the country that were primarily civil commitments between not-particularly-religious adults. Commitment to marital fidelity and wanting to celebrate love do not necessarily need to be religious in nature, but if a same-sex couple wants a religious ceremony, there are certainly churches who are willing to perform that ceremony.

As for the separation of church and politics, I suspect that those "in your face gay and lesbian activists" the first PP is concerned about take a more radical stance on equality. Most people who have been discriminated against are angry about that at some point. Some choose to be more radical than others. The comments in this thread drip with soft-core bigotry - who cares about leather and mustaches? who cares if the OP refers to herself as a "gay girl"? [/quote]

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