"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 ."
"redefining marriage in New Hampshire would have serious consequences for the religious community"
"NH gov 's proposed revisions to marriage redefinition bill fail religious freedom test"