Gay Marriage Colliding With Religious Liberty
Some experts in religious liberty are beginning to feel that the extension of marriage rights to homosexual couples is putting the nation on a philosophical collision course with the principle of religious liberty. Speaking at a recent forum sponsored by the conservative Family Research Council, the experts expressed concern that even the tax exempt status of churches or other religious organizations could be affected by the culture's move to legitimize same-sex unions. Here's the story from Baptist Press:
WASHINGTON (BP)--Same-sex unions and religious liberty are destined to collide in this country in ways that could prove costly for the free exercise of religion, legal experts said in a Washington panel discussion.
The event, convened by the Washington-based Family Research Council, brought together law professors and legal advocates to discuss the impact on religious expression of the California Supreme Court's May decision in support of "gay marriage."
Benjamin Bull, chief counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said the conflict is inevitable, although the extent of the damage is yet to be determined.
"I do think ... there is one thing that we can agree on, and that is that this whole attempted institution of same-sex marriage is on a collision course with traditional Christian views and values in virtually every institution that one can think of," Bull said at the close of the 90-minute discussion. "And I can't tell you whether or not it's going to be a nuclear bomb-type collision or just a train wreck, but it's coming."
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