Originally Posted by
labjr1
If it were only about the law, the problem could simply be handled with a legal document. Marriage is about more than the law. So holding to the traditional definition of marriage is not hate - it is about belief - unfortunately you espouse that anyone who does not believe what you believe is guilty of hate. The premise of this country is freedom of religion - not freedom from religion.
The problem is that if I do not celebrate it with them, people such as yourself call me a bigot instead of acknowledging that I too am free to follow my beliefs and live as I believe. You want me to do more than tolerate or accept it - you want me to celebrate it as well and anything short of that is proof of my bigotry in your eyes.
But marriage can be handled with a legal document - that's what happens when you get married at City Hall.
No one is asking you to celebrate. Or tolerate. Or accept. They are simply asking that if you run a public accommodation, and offer services to the general public, that you not discriminate against people because of your religious beliefs.