Comments on: Same-sex marriage legislation: concerns of exemptions unfounded? http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/ Musing & misadventures of a writer, comedian, and local treasure Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:17:00 -0500 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Jango Davis http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/#comment-8161 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:45:29 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=5408#comment-8161 Organized religon will do anything to kill this legislation. They don’t care about any language in the bill. This is all just a stalling tactic to hold out until the senate gives up and goes home.

Pretty boldface move and the GOP senators are just a bunch of suckers, falling for it and not having the backbone to call them on their intolerance.

]]> By: Victoria Roth http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/#comment-8160 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:27:54 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=5408#comment-8160 Yeah, it’s really redundant language in the first place. But if it will help get the law passed, leave it in there.
I’m with you though in wondering what more do they want?!?!?!?!

]]> By: JayK http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/#comment-8159 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:16:22 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=5408#comment-8159 Additionally, these protections already exist for religions anyway. Any church can refuse to perform any ceremony it chooses for any reason.

]]> By: Kevin Marshall http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/#comment-8158 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:09:17 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=5408#comment-8158 Jeffrey - Quick clarification, this isn’t what they’re trying to attach to the legislation. This is what’s already in the legislation, and was when it passed the Assembly. Which is what makes the claim of wanting the provisions which are already there perplexing.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.kevinmarshallonline.com/blog/2011/06/17/same-sex-marriage-legislation-concerns-of-exemptions-unfounded/#comment-8157 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:47:53 +0000 http://blog.timesunion.com/marshall/?p=5408#comment-8157 Kevin…thank you for posting the exact language they are trying to attach to marriage equality. Archbishop Dolan stated today that he does not really care what exemptions are attached to the bill, he will still oppose it. By the way, he also said that he opposes civil unions which left me wondering what exactly is his vision for gay Americans? Obviously it is back into your closets and pray the gay away. Sen. Ball is pulling these exemptions out of his butt in the hopes of appeasing the religious right, which is a MINORITY in this state. There is no appeasing them, they simply do not want gay relations codified under any term civil union, marriage or marriage with religious “exemptions”. I have a feeling I know what their vision for gay people is and it does not involve marriage with exemptions.

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