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Gays want the right to legally marry so they can enjoy the same government benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy (tax credits, inheritance, etc.) Having their marriage officiated by a pastor or clergy would still depend on religious freedom. The law can't force pastors to marry SS couples, but they do have to recognize legal SS marriage. At least that's how I understand it.
Maybe some do but when the concept of a civil union, even when that principle would be applied to all couples, was brought up it was deemed "unequal".