Is it possible that a lot of people think legalized gay marriage means forcing all churches

[jberryhill]

11. Ask them why Catholic Churches won't marry two Jews

Yes, they believe churches will be somehow forced to perform same sex marriages, while utterly ignoring the fact that many churches, of course, only perform marriages for people within their own membership or who otherwise subscribe to their religious belief system.

Clearly, Protestants can lawfully marry. Does anyone force Catholic churches to perform services for them? No.

It's beyond weird that these people think the situation is any different.

NOW, they will tell you "It happened in New Jersey." They will be unable to tell you the salient details of that particular situation. What happened there was that a church owns a beachfront pavilion which they rent out to anyone on a regular basis. In other words, the facility in question was not an exclusive religious building, but was a public accommodation, like any other facility available for rent on an unrestricted basis. Yes, a couple was denied a rental, and yes, they obtained lawful relief against discrimination in rental of a public accommodation. That is not at all comparable to, for example, a church building per se.