[Khadra]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAlive

Because several people seem so taken aback by the statement that I made a while back that was pretty much summed up in the bolded part of slickguy's post, I feel that I should explain where I was coming from.

I am a straight Catholic, however if I were gay, I would still feel that I need to have my wedding in my community's Catholic Church. Because I believe in marriage as a holy sacrament, I could never be satisfied with a court wedding as I would not feel that the marriage is consecrated. It just would not be a marriage to me.

I am sure there are many religious people who are also gay. If same-sex marriage IS legalized where they live, they should be allowed to marry however their beliefs deem the right way.

And yes, I know the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms demands freedom of religion. But I believe that not allowing someone who is religious to get married in the way their religion dictates is appropriate just because they are gay is also a breach of this freedom.

I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense, but that's how I feel.

You are doing a huge disfavour to the gay rights movement and human rights in general. Your last statement is just as irrational as the person who said "I disagree with gay marriage, I don't know why but that's how I feel".

There are churches who believe in gay marriage and will marry gays. Same-sex couples can go to one of those churches.

Nobody has the right to be accepted into any religious community. That's what religion is: PRIVATE institutions with their own rules and regulations. You can't just walk into a grocery store and demand they start selling stereos because it's legal to and you want them to. They can do whatever they want. What is the point of having religions if they can't practice their beliefs? You might as well just outlaw religion.