Gay Marriage Supression Denies Religious Freedom
Mike Ellis has published a compelling argument as to why denial of gay marriage can be a violation of the Constitution. He cites some examples:
- Congress invalidates a Jewish wedding with DOMA.
- 2004, two ministers in New York were arrested for performing same-sex weddings – arrested for exercising their religious beliefs.
"Not only are anti-gay-marriage laws an imposition of one group's religious beliefs on another (in violation of the first amendment's establishment clause), they are also an interference on the right of people to practice their religion as they see fit (in violation of the same amendment's free exercise clause)," he writes.
His opinion piece was published at the Daily Camera this Sunday.
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I don't personally believe in gay marriage but who am I to press my beliefs on someone else, if they want to marry someone of the same sex they should be able to.