"Â “ Contrary to what marriage redefinition activists might argue , redefining marriage in New Hampshire would have serious consequences for the religious community beyond the limited protections the governor has proposed , Â ” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks . Â “ The governor is right to recognize the threat to religious liberty , but he underestimates the threat by a long shot . Where are the protections for business owners with religious objections to recognizing same-sex Â ‘ marriagesÂ ’ ? Formally affiliated organizations are not the only ones who need their religious liberty protected.Â ” ... After reviewing the proposed language of the statute , ADF attorneys claim that religious organizations would be forced to recognize counterfeit Â “ marriagesÂ ” of potential clients or customers in many situations or face severe consequences ."
"ADF : NH gov 's proposed revisions to marriage redefinition bill fail religious freedom test - Alliance Defense Fund - Defending Our First Liberty And there it is ... The repeated demand from the anti-gay for SPECIAL PRIVILEGES for the `` religious `` detractors . I fully support CHURCHES and PASTORS from being exempt , but it 's not necessary . Currently , our RELIGIOUS discrimination protection is much stronger than our gay discrimination protection , but do you see churches being forced to perform inter-religion marriage if the church doctrine is against it ? NO ! Do you see atheists saying `` I like the look of this church . I do n't belong , but I 'm going to force you to rent the church for my wedding party anyways. `` ? ? NO ! The existing language and constitutional protections are good enough . But when given more explicit ( redundant ) wording , what do the anti-gay marriage organizations demand ? Something NO GROUP HAS EVER HAD before . They want BUSINESS OWNERS to be free to discriminate if they have `` religious objections `` ... What if their objections are NON-religious in nature ? Why is the religion supposed to get the special perk ? ? ? And as mentioned , NO GROUP HAS EVER HAD this . There were plenty of religious interpretations against black equality and interracial marriage . But did we give THEM special privilege to ignore and discriminate against interracial marriages ? NO ! The really refreshing part of all this ? These whiny temper tantrums just do n't matter ... If the NH legislature includes the religious exceptions ( if they are just reconfirming that churches / pastors do n't have to perform ceremonies they do n't want to ) , then the governor WILL sign it ."
"Senior Legal Counsel Austin R. Nimocks . Â The governor is right to recognize the threat to religious liberty ,"
"There were plenty of religious interpretations against black equality and interracial marriage"