RE: Ministers Threatened with Jail/Fines For Refusing to Officiate at Gay Weddings
October 22, 2014 at 9:59 am
(This post was last modified: October 22, 2014 at 9:59 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
Were they performing weddings in their non-profit church, I'd absolutely agree with you. But --
Perhaps if they were truly interested in their faith, they shouldn't seek to monetize their deity.
Even their own Bible advises them to abide the laws of the government under which they live. They are free to conduct only heterosexual marriages under the auspices of their nonprofit church, should they care to found one.
Fox News Wrote:But the chapel is also registered as a for-profit business – not as a church or place of worship – and city officials said that means the owners must comply with a local nondiscrimination ordinance.
Perhaps if they were truly interested in their faith, they shouldn't seek to monetize their deity.
Even their own Bible advises them to abide the laws of the government under which they live. They are free to conduct only heterosexual marriages under the auspices of their nonprofit church, should they care to found one.