Donald and Evelyn Knapp, both ordained ministers, have refused to marry a same sex couple in their chapel, The Hitching Post.
Now they face a $1000 fine for each day they decline hold the wedding and up to 180 days in jail.
City officials from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, states that the city has a non-discrimination statute that includes sexual orientation and gender identity, and because same-sex marriage became legal in Idaho on Oct. 15, 2014, the couple would have to conduct these weddings in their chapel.
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I thought state & church weren’t suppose to mix ??? It’s not right that they go to jail .. They shouldn’t have to marry anyone they don’t want to .. in the eyes of GOD , this couple is right .. they shouldn’t be FORCED TO MARRY anyone ..
No one can force you to do that.
is this a real stoy if so one of the dumest things i have read today think i will just get off the pc now wow.
Do we, as individual Americans (real ones, not illegals) have any rights and/or freedoms left? Seems to me, as a minister, this man has the right to marry whom he wants and NOT participate in a marriage in which he doesn’t wish to take part. Further, if you were one of the “same sex couple,” why in the hell would you even want someone to marry you that you knew didn’t want to participate? That seems crazy to me….I would want a pastor that was familiar to me and was “all for the marriage” to perform the ceremony. This politically correct stuff has gone way beyond sane.
I am ot against same sex marriage but why dont they go to ministers that will marry them???Leave the others alone!!
I perform civil weddings for those with major questions concerning religion….a civil wedding with no mention of God may suffice.
This is ridiculous
SaintAndrew13 says:
“That’s just a whole lot of Rubbish. Since I’am a Christian I support the idea of not marry couple of folks who have a chemical imbalance in their brain that could be corrected with medication.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/idaho-ministers-face-jail-time-for-refusal-to-marry-sex-couple/comment-page-21/#comment-855047
That’s just a whole lot of Rubbish. Since I’am a Christian I support the idea of not marry couple of folks who have a chemical imbalance in their brain that could be corrected with medication.
That’s crazy. Take back our country