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My position on gay marriage is this:
Any church has the right to decide it's moral position. If a church chooses not to offer itself as open to certain people they have an absolute right to do that in my opinion. For example, the catholic church SHOULD be allowed to discriminate against women, and the Christian and Muslim churches in general SHOULD be allowed to discriminate against homosexuals - but only insofar as the rightful sphere of religious influence and within the law of the state.
The state has NO right to discriminate against its citizens on the basis of gender, race or sexuality. If a legal status if afforded to the "marriage" of a heterosexual the same right must be according a homosexual. Any other position is a violation of human rights. In the world we have to deal with all kinds of states, but we need to strongly consider if rougue states do wish to abuse the human rights of their homosexual citizens, whether they can be allowed to be members of things like G20, The UN Security Council, etc.
So basically I couldnt get care less if these people dont want to let a certain individual into their church, but there is no possbility that their irrational prejudice can be allowed to influance the policy of the state.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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