MARRIAGE AND RELIGEOUS FREEDOM

ON THE JANUARY 12, 2012 THE FOLLOWING OPEN LETTER WAS RELEASED FROM THE LEADERS OF 39 RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

FIRSTLY THE SIGNERS RANGED FROM THE REV. LEITH ANDERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS; GLENN BURRIS, JR., PRESIDENT , FOUR SQUARE CHURCH; REV. DR. MATTHEW HARRISON, PRESIDENT, LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI, SYNOD; NATHAN J. DIAMENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC POLICY UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA; BISHOP H. DAVID BURTON, PRESIDING BISHOP, CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS; CARDINAL-DESIGNATE: TIMOTHY M. DOLAN, ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK, PRESIDENT UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS; DR. JO ANNE LYON, CHAIR BOARD OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS , THE WESLEYAN CHURCH.
A FAIRLY WELL DIVERSIFIED GROUP WITH ONE PURPOSE.  A GROUP OF MANY INDIVIDUALS  WITH OFT DIFFERING IDEAS BUT WITH ONE VERY STRONG MORALLY AND CORRECT TRUTH TO WHICH THEY HAVE PLACED THEIR NAMES AND PLEDGES.  MUCH LIKE TO THOSE WHO PUT QUILL TO PARCHMENT FOR THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
QUOTING THE LETTER, "SOME POSIT THAT THE PRINCIPAL THREAT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM POSED BY SAME-SEX "MARRIAGE" IS THE POSSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT'S FORCING RELIGIOUS MINISTERS TO PRESIDE OVER SUCH "WEDDINGS," ON PAIN OF CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY.  WHILE WE CANNOT RULE OUT THIS POSSIBILITY ENTIRELY, WE BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT CREATES A VERY HIGH BAR TO SUCH ATTEMPTS."
WITH THE CURRENT CHRISTIAN /JEWISH HATING ADMINISTRATION FILLED WITH HUMANISTS, AGNOSTICS AND ATHEISTS, SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THE CONSTITUTION WILL NOT STAND IN THEIR WAY!!!
AGAIN QUOTING, " THEREFORE, WE ENCOURAGE ALL PEOPLE OF GOODWILL TO PROTECT MARRIAGE AS THE UNION BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN, AND TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF ALL AMERICANS IF MARRIAGE IS REDEFINED.  WE ESPECIALLY URGE THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THE PUBLIC GOOD TO SUPPORT LAWS THAT UPHOLD;D THE TIME-HONORED DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE, AND SO AVOID THREATENING THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF COUNTLESS INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS IN THIS COUNTRY.  MARRIAGE AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AR BOTH DEEPLY WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THIS NATION."
WITH THE COUNTLESS AND INNUMERABLE GOP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES HAS ANYONE BEEN CHALLENGED ON THIS TOPIC?