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Re:Firefox usage is down despite Mozilla's top exec pay goin... by defen on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:18PM (#24572155)
Instead of arguing about whether priests are forced to marry gay couples now (they are not, and this is an easily verifiable fact), I think a more interesting question is - what principle is it that says it's ok for priests to deny marriage to same-sex couples?

In other words, can you please explain why priests should not be forced to marry gay couples? "Force" is a loaded word, of course - I'm not necessarily talking about armed agents going into a church and demanding that a priest perform a marriage ceremony, but rather referring to the full range of coercive actions available to the federal government. For example, if a church refuses to perform same-sex marriages, why should they get tax-exempt status?

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Re:Firefox usage is down despite Mozilla's top exec pay goin... by pseudalopex on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:51PM (#24572506)
Anyone can have a civil ceremony.

Maybe churches shouldn't have tax exempt status at all. Taxing some religious organizations and not others sounds unconstitutional though.

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Re:Firefox usage is down despite Mozilla's top exec pay goin... by coldtea on Thursday September 24, 2020 @04:32AM (#24576565)
>In other words, can you please explain why priests should not be forced to marry gay couples?

Because part of the whole point of a religion / creed is that you do some things and not others.

"Forcing priests" means no freedom of religion expression, one of the older democratic rights.

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