Cephus
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2007
- Messages
- 31,034
- Reaction score
- 11,932
- Location
- CA
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Slightly Conservative
Re: Do you believe the idea of churches being forced to marry people is likely/ration
You can't "act as" a religious corporation, you either are one, set up from the get-go legally, or you are not one. You don't get to switch back and forth at your whim.
BTW - Personally I don't think the case will see the inside of a Federal Court for a couple of reasons:
1. The City already acknowledged that with the incorporation of The Hitching Post in September and it's ending removing the offerings of Civil Marriges from it's site that the law no longer applies since the business is operating as a religious corporation.
2. No complaint was filed in the May/June time frame when the owners asked the City about their status, no harm came to the business so there are no damages to correct.
If the complaint isn't withdrawn by mutual agreement, my opinion is that it is likely to be dismissed for lack of merit.
>>>>
You can't "act as" a religious corporation, you either are one, set up from the get-go legally, or you are not one. You don't get to switch back and forth at your whim.