tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post114596838137877582..comments2023-12-02T05:36:17.832-05:00Comments on Sexuality and Religion: What's the Connection?: Religious Leaders Support Marriage EqualityDebra W. Haffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018331891805010135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23020174.post-1146757058857720802006-05-04T11:37:00.000-04:002006-05-04T11:37:00.000-04:00A couple of thoughts. On the question whether gays...A couple of thoughts. On the question whether gays should be entitled to religious marriage: I would think that is entirely up to each religion. If so, there really is no theory of entitlement at play. Civil unions - those recognized by the state - are another matter entirely. I personally think states ought to move in the direction of allowing them.<BR/><BR/>On the question whether the few are attempting to insinuate (aka institute) their narrow view of marriage into the constitution: the constitution does not now address this question. It may well be you who is doing the insinuating, for it is you who would (presumably) want the constitution to enshrine gay marriage. And surely it does not. Neither the equal protection clause, nor the due process clause (as it relates to liberty), nor any other constitutional provision gets you there, despite what the revisionists claim. The relief you seek ought to come, if at all, from state law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com