Quote of the Day

Contrary to what you may have read on Facebook, pastors and priests will not be forced to marry same-sex couples or be fined for refusing to...just as they are not presently forced to marry interfaith couples if their tradition opposes it, or cohabitating couples if their tradition opposes it, or divorcees if their tradition opposes it, or interracial couple[s] if their tradition opposes it.  That religious freedom has, and very likely will, be preserved.  Just take interracial marriage, for example.  It's been 48 years since the Supreme Court ruled that the laws in sixteen states prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional.  At the time, only about 25% of the American public supported interracial marriage, with many citing religious reasons for opposing it.  While public opinion has (thankfully) changed, the right of a clergy member to refuse to marry an interracial couple hasn't.  Just as a pastor can still refuse to marry an interracial couple, he can still refuse to marry a same-sex couple without fear of government intervention.  There is no indication whatsoever this will change. 

-- Rachel Held Evans, "For the sake of the gospel, drop the persecution complex"