Are You Proposing This To Allow Gays
To Have Temple Marriages?

We are not proposing that gay men and lesbians be allowed to have temple weddings (either sealings or "for time only" ceremonies). We are not advocating that churches (LDS or any other) be forced to perform weddings which are contrary to their doctrine. Churches are private organizations with First Amendment protections and as such should be allowed to act as they see fit. Divorce and abortion are individual legal rights in America yet the Catholic Church is not forced by government to sanction either of those. If/When civil same-sex marriage is legalized, only those churches wishing to practice or recognize it will do so. Those churches that have no problem with marrying gays should be allowed to do so and have such marriages be equally valid and binding before the law as any other marriage.

We also believe that government officials authorized to perform marriages should be required under law to perform them for gays and lesbians as they would for any other couple. This is why these pages refer to "gay marriage", "same-sex marriage", etc..as "civil same-sex marriage". We are only advocating that laws be passed to allow gays the equal legal rights offered to heterosexuals and are in no way wanting to force churches to perform same-sex marriages.