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I have good news for you, nobody is suggesting anyone will be forced to perform the ceremony!
So you are literally arguing over semantics here. Is that really your basis for opposing same-sex marriage? Quibbling over rights vs. privileges? According to George Carlin, we don't have any rights at all, ever, because the government can and does take them away. Fine, whatever, interpret it that way if you like. What does that have to do with whether or not the government should recognize a marriage contract between two people of the same gender?
any right is an absolute.......example:.....if you had a right to food, then it MUSE BE given to you, no matter what, no matter who's food it is...even it its others people food, because it would mean government could (legally) resubstitute property of other people.
rights are affirmed by constitutions.
privileges are affirmed by governments, meaning they can be licensed or not licensed.
rights are never licensed, ....they cannot be affirmed by elected officials or bureaucrats of government on pieces of paper....license ,permits.
for marriage to be a right, licensing would have to end, and government could not make any laws concerning marriage..............take your pick
its a privilege, or its a right------> with no government involvement at all!.
i prefer no government at all.
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