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 Righteous OpportunismPosted on Dec 1, 2005By Larry Gross Speaking of religion, the current controversies over same-sex marriage are mostly derived from the hostility of religious institutions to the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the “sacred institution” of marriage. Well, first of all, the role of the state should be limited to recognizing civil marriages—and, although it’s a long discussion for another time and forum, the state should not tie healthcare and other basic human rights to one’s being coupled or not. The state should not be involved in any way in whatever ceremony or rituals of commitment that religious institutions wish to honor and celebrate: Let them hold same-sex marriages or not; that’s what freedom of religion means. However, in the United States official recognition of couples—and the myriad state-conferred benefits and some costs attendant thereon—has long been held hostage to the politically vocal forces of religion.
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