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I agree, raeanna, that no church should be forced to marry a gay couple if they have strong objections to it. As it is now, no church can be forced to marry a couple against its objections. My first husband and I were refused a church wedding because of our age difference. Such is their right. But marriages are performed outside of the oversight of religion all of the time. Which is why the opposition to gay marriage on a religious basis rings false to me. There has never been an outcry about the "unsacred" use of the word before. People "marry" dogs to each other for crying out loud! And I'm all for it, lol.
As for the two teachers, I think their behavior was inappropriate as well, but I imagine there wouldn't have been as much outrage if the couple were hetero. Simple fact. Sometimes, I think, in reaction to claims of homophobia (a term which is inapprpriately overused), people tend to try and deny that bias against homosexuals exists, when in actuality it is more realistic to admit that it does and that it still colors and magnifies people's reactions to the issues that involve them.
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