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Would you be offended if religious person performing a marriage ceremony refused to marry a gay couple?

I do believe in separation of church & state; I support gay marriage 100% of way. But, I wouldn`t want to `force` someone to do something if they feel that it is against their beliefs.

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torogay 		No. It`s good that some people still have morals

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charliegay 		religious officials have every right to refuse to marry gays!

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gaykerk 		If person is performing an public office - say a judge then this is far different thing than minister refusing. a judge must uphold law of the land even those he personally disagrees with; In some cases, such as a nurse who opposes abortion, there are provisions protecting her if another nurse can be found - however, in crisis nurse may still have to perform her primary role, even if she abhors the procedure.

People have an inherent right to practice their own values - however, the law also sees certain positions, such a police, nurses, doctors, judges, teachers, etc. as being so vital to societal function that their individual rights are superseded by the responsibilities of their ;positions. This does not remove their rights by any means but(!) it does mean that in certain circumstances they will be held to different standard than the average citizen & may have to subordinate their legitimate rights for the better good. For example: we cannot have police enforcing laws they agree with & ignoring violations for those they disagree with; Their personal rights to a personal view on subject are subordinated while on the job

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twinklover 		i agree with you. the thing about a freedom of rights is that is has to be applied equally across board. if gay people have the right to get married, then a christian pastor needs to have the right to decline to officiate their wedding.

a justice of the peace, however, is a different story. that is a government posting not a religious 1 & I think they should be obligated to uphold the laws of their region as equally as they were intended

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charliegay 		This has been a growing problem in Canada. You cannot legally speak out against the gay issue outside church, so a Minister who dies perform weddings outside the church, such as in parks, cannot refuse to marry a gay couple.


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bobdilan 		I once had a best friend that was gay say `I need you to be part of this gay marriage demonstration`, but(!) when I said that I couldn`t because I don`t believe in it(which he knew) he got very angry. Started accusing me of not being a friend because `friends are there for each other` & `are there when needed`.

So I countered with `look Angelo, I would not ask you to be in 1 of Christian demonstrations because I know you don`t support Christianity; Because of that, it`s wrong for you to ask me, & worse, base our long standing friendship off of a demonstration`.

Our friendship (ultimately) ended that day, he can scream `INTOLERANCE` all he wants, but(!) the truth is, he was unable to accept our differences therefore didn`t tolerate *my* freedom choice; I lost good friend that day.

As Christian, I`d say that if your gay, find a pastor that has no issues with joining 2 folks of same gender in marriage. It really is that easy.

It doesn`t have to be a source of contention, so why make it one?

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charliegay 		No I would not be offended; If I was a pastor & someone asked me to perform a gay ceremony or I`d lose my job, I guess I`d lose it. I could not do something (or partake in the process) knowing that it was an abomination unto the Lord. You shouldn`t try to push someone to do something that is against their beliefs. There are plenty of people out there who WOULD perform ceremony, so why try to force 1 person to do it who doesn`t believe it should even occur?

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jimmygay 		I agree with `Cheese; ` Rights have to be distributed equally across board. minister can decline for may reasons including this one

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