re: #547 cliffster

I have brothers who are gay, and sisters who are strict southern baptists. One of my brothers is married to his partner in the eyes of the New Jersey Episcopal Church. Nothing my southern baptist sisters can do about that, and nothing the churches they attend can do.

But that means “married” in the eyes of their church. Is that what we’re looking for here? Or are we actually saying that the Southern Baptist church should be required to recognize the marriage of two men or two women?

This has nothing to do with the church. The government affords certain rights and benefits to married couples, and it hurts no one to extend these to married gay couples.

Churches can do whatever the hell they want.