The Patriot Post® · The Coercive Attack on Religious Objections

David Harsanyi: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an institution that has vigorously opposed gay marriage for some time now, conceded that the political battle over marriage is over. ‘As far as the civil law is concerned,’ the Mormon church admitted, ‘the courts have spoken.’ Actually, nothing is over until God says it’s over. At least, this is my understanding of how religion operates. … These days, we should be more troubled by the persistent need to coerce and demean those who hold religious objections to gay unions into compliance. And if I were, say, a practicing Catholic, I could never accept that the sacrament of marriage could be redefined by judges, democracy or anyone other than the Big Guy. This is not homophobic, nor does it undermine your happiness. … On what logical grounds can a person argue that gay marriage is OK but polygamy – or any other type of marriage – is not? If your answer is an arbitrary declaration – such as, ‘The ideal union is between only two individuals’ – then all you’ve done is redefine the parameters of marriage. You support gay marriage, not ‘marriage equality.’”