Some people that oppose equal marriage say that it goes against their religion, but is that really a valid excuse? These people say that equal marriage goes against their belief that homosexuality is a sin, but also that the passage of same sex marriage causes and will cause religious figures to be incarcerated for refusing to perform same sex marriages. This, however, is not the case. There have been no arrests on any pastor who has refused to perform a same sex marriage. Ted Cruz, who opposes equal marriage, has used the case where a pastor in Sweden has compared homosexuality to cancer was arrested. However, this man was not arrested for anything to do with same sex marriage. He was arrested for hate crimes under Sweden's hate crime statutes because they do no have the freedom of speech that us Americans are lucky to have. In conclusion those who oppose equal marriage due to religious reasons do not have a leg to stand on. I mean, America isn't a theocracy, now is it?
Lampo, David. "Same-Sex Marriage Does Not Impact Religious Freedom." Same-Sex Marriage. Ed. Tamara Thompson. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2015. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "The Right's Bait and Switch on Same-Sex Marriage." The Blaze (2 Aug. 2013). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
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