That Snowball Keeps on Rolling...

Religious Freedoms are in the Lions' Den right about now...

Gay marriage - this is one of those topics that John and I strongly differ on.  There was a time in which I saw no reason for anyone to say "No, homosexuals, you can't get married."  However, in coming to terms with what that actually spells out for religious freedom - I have a huge bone of contention now with "Gay marriage."

Upon solidifying my stance that homosexual marriage is morally wrong, I came to the concession that homosexuals could "marry" all they want so long as those who understood homosexual marriage to be morally deficient wouldn't be forced to be a party to it. 

Well, apparently that's not good enough for folks in power as they're attempting to yet again stifle religious freedoms in the sake of "equality."


Can I go ahead and wave the BS flag wildly?


Much like in Australia, Washington State (in the US) just signed off on a marriage bill that would require Churches (or Synagogues, or Mosques, etc) to offer their buildings / services to homosexuals or face fines for being discriminatory.

Um, excuse me?  I can be fined because I practice my religious beliefs in not participating in the sham of homosexual marriage?  And that's EQUALITY?

Again - I don't care if homosexuals want to get married in churches that welcome their belief systems.  I don't care if they want to get married in the middle of a McDonald's, jumping out of a plane, or in the middle of a park at dusk.  More power to them.  They're not infringing on my rights, and they're not forcing me to be a party to what I consider to be not only a farce, but a morally degrading and socially crippling sin.

So again - this has NOTHING to do with homosexuals getting "married."  It has EVERYTHING to do with having my rights ignored and my very faith threatened.  This is a religious rights issue, not an equality issue.

The government is attempting to force me, through threat of financial punishment, to open my doors / services to homosexuals.  If the homosexual lobby wants to get even more asnine than they currently are, they could easily stir up bogus claims against a few churches in any given area, successfully crippling them due to fines / fees / etc.

That would effectively shut down still more Churches / Synagogues, etc.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how dangerous this move is.

Once again - homosexuals can get married all they want under law.  I don't really care.  What I DO care about is seeing any religious institution being forced to go against their beliefs just so these homosexuals can feel vindicated in their chosen lifestyle.

But yeah - let's keep sticking with the tired "We demand equality" shtick.  Let's keep ignoring the fact that this has absolutely nothing to do with equality so much as 1st Amendment freedoms.

Again - for shame...

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