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Subject: 
Re: polygyny in "biblical times"
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Date: 
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:41:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
   I’m not sure this is how it should be in the US with our legal precident. If sexual preference is a fully protected non-discrimination item, then private churches won’t be able to refuse to marry them. Maybe this is what folks like John are actually fearing.

Marital status is a non-discrimination item, but that doesn’t prevent the Catholic church from refusing to marry a divorced person. They can’t be required to perform the ceremony if they can’t be required to recognize the union, and forcing them to do so by law is prohibited by the 1st Amendment.



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  Re: polygyny in "biblical times"
 
(...) Could they, hypothetically speaking deny marriage to blacks by not recognizing their legal status or somesuch? Chris (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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(...) I'm not sure this is how it should be in the US with our legal precident. If sexual preference is a fully protected non-discrimination item, then private churches won't be able to refuse to marry them. Maybe this is what folks like John are (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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