BobC and mari #fundie standfirminfaith.com

BobC: Why hasn’t anyone raised the issue of separation of church and state with regard to marriage. Marriage in every culture has been a religious ceremony, not a civil ceremony. The state has recognized the importance of the family as the foundation for society, and thus has supported this religious institution. However, by going beyond civil unions, which can be a state mechanism for defining the contractual relationship between individuals with defined “rights,” and redefining the religious institution of marriage, the state is intruding on religion. We need to protect religion from incursions by the state.

mari: BobC, they refuse to acknowlege the separation of church and state because it’s an inconvenient reminder that appropriating the term “marriage” is a violation of religious liberty, our first amendment. Also, the religious have a clearly stated right to freely express their religious beliefs, that means they have a right to defend them from the state violating their protections.

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