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cbayer

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3. There is this from another article:

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 02:00 PM

Apr 2014

Current state law technically makes it a misdemeanor, Largess said, for ministers to conduct marriage ceremonies without licenses. It is also illegal for ministers — who are deputized by the state to perform weddings — to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples.

http://goqnotes.com/29099/new-lawsuit-anti-gay-marriage-first-amendment-religious-freedom/

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Battle of Church and State (United Church of Christ vs the State of North Carolina) [View all] stone space Apr 2014 OP

Excellent! cbayer Apr 2014 #1

The amendment doesn't bar a church from performing the ceremony FBaggins Apr 2014 #2

There is this from another article: cbayer Apr 2014 #3

I hadn't seen that. FBaggins Apr 2014 #4

But, but... Evil Intolerant Xtians!! Wait, what?!? I'm so confused... n/t TygrBright Apr 2014 #5

Good! Confused is exactly where I like to see you. cbayer Apr 2014 #6

Now that IS a compliment! Thank you, Ma'am! TygrBright Apr 2014 #7

Doesn't surprise me at all that the UCC is involved Rob H. Apr 2014 #8

UCC is great and getting better. cbayer Apr 2014 #9

UCC is about as inclusive as you can get as far as Christian denominations. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2014 #10

Good for them edhopper Apr 2014 #11

It's a nice try skepticscott Apr 2014 #12

"Loser of a case" means that UCC clergy gets convicted of a crime for marrying gay couples. stone space Apr 2014 #13

Good point. Roe v. Wade is a criminal case. Wade was the Dallas DA. rug Apr 2014 #15

It's so easy to forget history. Take New York as an example. Since 2011, marriage equality... stone space Apr 2014 #16

The Washington Post, from a decade ago...we should never forget the struggle stone space Apr 2014 #17

Ummmm...yeah. I got that part skepticscott Apr 2014 #18

Clearly, you don't get it Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #20

"The" ceremony? skepticscott Apr 2014 #21

The marriage ceremony. As you would know if you had bothered reading the previous posts Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #22

It would seem to me that the amendment itself is a loser case. mmonk Apr 2014 #19

For the record, a PDF of the original complaint is available at the link in the OP. (nt) stone space Apr 2014 #14