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.
Keep Reading On Page 2:
Hmmm. You don’t see Jewish Rabbis marrying Catholics, or Jehovah Witnesses marrying Baptists. Churches have the right to believe as they do and to marry who they want. I guess the difference here is that these folks are in the business of marrying people. Will they refuse to marry asians next? Or Interracial couples? Blacks? Where do we draw the line between unlawful discrimination and freedom of religion? This is a new arena, but it is an issue we’ve dealt with in the past. There was a time when ministers preached the God-given right to discriminate against black people. Do they now preach against marrying gay people? What is the difference in your eyes? The arguments in the bible against the sin of homosexuality is far outnumbered by the passages as they relate to divorce, and yet almost every church is accepting of the practice and welcoming of the people who are divorced (and continue to “sin” by not reconciling with their spouses). This is an argument of our times and will be hashed out eventually. I think the legal system is over-used to deal with these issues and it hurts my heart when I see these kinds of situations arise. I don’t know the answers but I cringe at the thought that religious people (on both sides) are not more accepting and respectful of each others beliefs. I do not believe God would approve.
i would marry them and later say i was reading the wrong book,,, its was of tarzan and the apes,, i think tarzan was part ape too So this fits
This is wrong they are forcing them to deny their religious freedom
I think a 51% divorce rate waters down the idea of marriage much more than gay marriage. Seems that ought to be the focus of churches to me.
Jesus would be proud of you. That’s what he preached, after all…..hate. Kill thy enemy, eh? Cool.
They should be able to follow their religious principles.
the problem is the people vote on it and say no then the courts say your vote does not matter you will do it. this is wrong. just pray for everyone.
If I were him I wouldn’t marry them.
the world gone crazy ,,when a good man carn,t have principles,,
How stupidooo this idiotssss are
Why don’t they go to one of their own and marry all you want