Answering tough questions raised by Calif. ruling
The Washington Blade carries this article discussing the ramification of the Cal. marriage ruling and its impact on religious freedom. It indicates:
. . . Could churches in time risk their tax-exempt status by refusing to marry gays?
That remains to be seen and will likely result in a steady stream of court battles.
Chai Feldblum, a lesbian and professor of law at Georgetown University, said lawsuits in this area are inevitable but that she’s confident the courts will exercise “common sense.”
“The state will have trouble with some of these things,” she said. “Let’s say it’s a Christian daycare center. I think it will depend. If your daycare looks like any other daycare except the owners happen to be Christians and they don’t want to take the kid with the gay parents, that’s quite a different thing from a place where it’s a very religions setting with religious instruction. What it comes down to is a clash of constitutional rights. The law is developing in this area and it will be interesting to see how it unfolds.” . . .
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