That's why I said "government". Go to church.

There certainly would be a lot of confusion and tension. Even more than now. Because, even as intelligent as we are, we could not created a well-oiled society that runs on marriage as a religious institution only. But some day, God will be the head of the "government", and things will run perfectly. And the only marriage will be heterosexual.

And so, we wouldn't worry about if a Christian photographer refused service to a gay couple.

True, partly for the reason I first mentioned. Well, primarily for that reason. It can't be because they wouldn't be very stable, because with a divorce rate of 50%+, it's not very stable as it is.

No.

Who says it would have to be respected? If I said I was President, would that have to be respected too?

Marriage license and legal rights are a government thing. We're talking about if it were a religious institution. There would be no legal rights. No beneficiaries (other than those you name in your will), no tax breaks, etc, etc.

Marriage license is a government thing. We're talking about if it were a religious institution.

How can it be discrimination of the person is single?

Who would determine the people were married?

So, the law is partial. A dating site can refuse service to a married person. That's discrimination.

Oh, so then the government would still dictate who was married. So it would be no different than now. But that is incorrect., they wouldn't. If marriage were a religious institution only, the government would have as much power telling us who was married and not as they do in telling us who is a true Chrisitan or not. Sorry.

Ah, so if he doesn't accept that someone is married, and the government doesn't involve itself in marriage, then who's to say who's married? He could say that they're not married, so he doesn't have to counsel them.

Hmm...so a marriage counselor refusing to counsel single people is discrimination.

lpepper, at least he admits to it. He said himself that we will know him by his fruit. And his fruit says he's a liar.

How is it illegal if the government doesn't recognize marriage?

Just like I react and discipline my children differently according to their personalities so does God do with us. But I have the same rules for all my children, just as God does for us.

Amen, Max. Preach the truth. Those who's father is the Father of lies will always tell us that we're lying.

ainos means "without end".

""Businesses still would not be able to discriminate. They cannot refuse service without legal grounds." Can a marriage counselor refuse service to a single individual? If I'm not mistaken, a dating website can refuse to service someone they know is married. So, if a person is not considered married, then they cannot access services reserved for those who are married. In otherwords, if they're no...more

""Businesses still would not be able to discriminate. They cannot refuse service without legal grounds." Can a marriage counselor refuse service to a single individual? If I'm not mistaken, a dating website can refuse to service someone they know is married. So, if a person is not considered married, then they cannot access services reserved for those who are married. In otherwords, if they're not legally married, then they can be denied access.less