Will church be forced to marry gay and lbian upl?
Contents:
- WILL CHURCH BE FORCED TO MARRY GAY AND LBIAN COUPL?
- CLERGY WON'T BE FORCED TO PERFORM GAY WEDDGS IF UMC CHANG S STANCE, PASTORS PANEL SAYS
WILL CHURCH BE FORCED TO MARRY GAY AND LBIAN COUPL?
* will churches be forced to marry gay couples *
One monly heard ncern was the qutn “Will church be forced to marry gay and lbian upl? What matters for gay and lbian upl, however, is the abily to be legally married. Forcg Pastor of all theForcg Pastor of all the Church to marry gay upl is a vlatn of the first amendment “The First Amendment to the Uned Stat Constutn prohibs the makg of any law rpectg an tablishment of relign, impedg the ee exercise of relign”.
The ncern is the law willThe ncern is the law will change and any anizatn refg to preform gay marriage will be charged wh a crime of discrimatn. Racist church n’t be sued for refg to marry terracial upl (and y, there are still some church, primarily southern, which refe to officiate terracial marriag); marriage equaly for gays won’t be any different.
CLERGY WON'T BE FORCED TO PERFORM GAY WEDDGS IF UMC CHANG S STANCE, PASTORS PANEL SAYS
Uned Methodist clergy who oppose same-sex marriage won't be required to officiate gay weddg ceremoni if the nomatn chang s stance on LGBT issu, acrdg to a clergy panel. * will churches be forced to marry gay couples *
Not to mentn untri that passed laws regnizg gay marriage prr to Ameri have started passg laws forcg church to perform the ceremoni. Evans (1996) that stat uld not take measur to prevent future distctn of gays and lbians as a protected class unr state law; Lawrence v.