There are no words.
This is infuriating:
Clergy in New Jersey cannot be required to unite same-sex couples in civil unions, the state attorney general said in a decision that quieted the fears of some religious groups opposed to same-sex ceremonies.
Attorney General Stuart Rabner’s legal opinion, sent Thursday to the state registrar of vital statistics, came less than a month after the state became the third to approve civil unions for same-sex couples.
Patrick R. Brannigan, executive director of the New Jersey Catholic Conference, which lobbies on behalf of the state’s Roman Catholic dioceses, said Thursday he had feared Catholic clergy could also be accused of hate crimes when they denied requests to perform civil union ceremonies.
Rabner’s opinion puts that to rest, he said. “It recognizes our right to practice our faith,” Brannigan said.
Forcing clergy to perform civil unions in contradiction of their beliefs has never, never, ever been on the table. Not once. Not for a moment. It has always been about our government treating us like full citizens of our nation. Bullshit like this is nothing more than deliberate pandering to fear and bogeymen by individuals who claim charity and the pure love of Christ hold sway over their hearts and minds.
Let me reiterate once again: most gay and lesbian folk don’t give a rats ass about your precious religion. We want no part of it. Those who do continue with their faith in a religion that does not welcome them or respect them as whole children of their god most likely wouldn’t do anything that would cause a schism in their church.
Remember those homicidal urges I was talking about? Someone needs a good beating.
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