Reply #46: And that is the point

[nadinbrzezinski]

The problem is that MARRIAGE as we know it is a CIVIL institution

It has been since the foundation of the country

Now a religious leader has the right to say no to a religious marriage

That is the point

But under our system marriages do have more weight than civil unions

As to the evangelical part I will respect your right to your believes, please respect people's rights to that CIVIL institution called marriage

In our SECULAR country what the justice of the peace issues has NOTHING at all to do with the rabbi, padre, preacher, et al