Md. Group Rallies Against Gay Marriage Bill, Rejects ‘Protections’, Christian News
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“Once marriage between a man and a woman is no longer protected by civil law then this opens up a loss of protection in other ways,” she said.
Vidmar continued, “If a marriage between a man and a man is considered equal to one between a man and a woman, then how can a church stand against any lawsuit that is brought against it in this way? We have seen in other states that have legalized same-sex marriage that Catholic Charities has been forced to close because they could not live out their beliefs with the redefined marriage laws. ”
Faith-based adoption and foster care agency Catholic Charities was forced to close its doors in Illinoisbecause its faith beliefs kept them from placing children with same-sex couples joined in state-recognized civil unions. Despite religious freedom protections in the state law allowing civil unions, the state cut its contracts with Catholic Charities.
Peter Breen, the attorney who represented Catholic Charities, said in 2011 statement regarding the incident, “This stands as a stark lesson to the rest of the nation that legislators promising ‘religious protection’ in same-sex marriage and civil union laws may not be able to deliver on those promises.”
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