tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9147158326909083420..comments2024-03-29T04:31:25.034-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: When the State dictates to religions - and spousesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61086113758751753292012-06-22T15:08:45.950-05:002012-06-22T15:08:45.950-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18426580741133639302012-06-22T10:15:58.054-05:002012-06-22T10:15:58.054-05:00I'm a firm supporter of "gay marriage&quo...I'm a firm supporter of "gay marriage" (I feel that it is a requirement of the government to treat all citizens equally -- if the government is going to grant privileges to couples for getting married, they need to grant them to any couples who wish them) but I'm highly opposed to this. Forcing any <b>private</b> entity to partake in a particular ceremony is unconscionable.<br /><br />On the other hand, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark is the "state church", and Denmark doesn't have any sort of "separation of church and state" like we do here. So, in some sense my sympathy for them is curtailed. If you play with fire, you might well get burned.<br /><br />As ever, binding things to the state means things can easily go sideways when the "wrong people" end up in charge of the state. Whether it's Obamacare or extraordinary rendition or any other abuse the government perpetrates, if you're counting on "the right people being in charge", your plan is fatally flawed.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43549629704659440382012-06-22T08:28:44.132-05:002012-06-22T08:28:44.132-05:00In Ireland for many years it was just the opposite...In Ireland for many years it was just the opposite.<br /><br />The Roman Catholic Church dictated to the government how to run things.<br /><br />Although the sex scandals of priests brought a decline in the power of the church there is still a lot of "church controlled" patronage in the country.Toejamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10848591976270307402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11395633651139503392012-06-22T07:12:06.084-05:002012-06-22T07:12:06.084-05:00It's funny how the left always yells about &qu...It's funny how the left always yells about "separation of church and state!" and then they try to ram their (state) views down religion's throat.<br /><br />I reckon those bureaucrats who are trying to ramrod that crap are on a one-way trip to Hell.<br /><br />RustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com