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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]i admitted that the fear is unfounded but technically, it can happen where a same sex couple may want to make a point and "force" a place to marry them.

again, the fear is so real, new york had to include provisions to ensure that it wouldnt happen [/quote]

So in your considered legal opinion, a gay couple who sued to force a religious organization to marry them would have a meritorious case?  [/quote]

im not a lawyer or claimed to be one.

im simply telling you that real or unreal, religious institutions were worried, and it was[b] real enough[/b] where a state like new york had to include language to "protect" them from having to perform same sex marriages.

did the state include something in there just to shut people up or gain support for passage knowing there was no real threat of this? i dont know and maybe but regardless, it was an issue.

having sat in church (in MD) and ensuring the sermons turning into political discussions, ive heard this same argument. religious institutions fear under attack and i think the whole gay marriage and health care issue have them all concerned that they will be forced into doing things they dont want because of these proposed laws. i dont agree with those fears, but i can understand where it comes from and why they feel pressure to "catch up" to the times by the laws of the land

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The fact that a law was passed does not indicate that there was any real threat.  That language was put in to persuade some Republican legislators but the real issue with that section of the legislation was to ensure that religious organizations would not be denied any state funding on the basis of discriminatory practices.  [/quote]

im the poster you quoted and you are correct as am i.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/06/29/are-religion-and-marriage-indivisible/same-sex-marriage-protecting-religious-liberty[/quote]

No, this article does not say there was a real threat.  Just because people are afraid of something, that doesn't mean the threat is real.[/quote]

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