Evangelical pastor: Straight couples should refuse to sign Calif. licenses

[ccharles000]

http://www.365gay.com/news/evangelical-pastor-straight-couples-should-refuse-to-sign-calif-licenses/

(Sacramento, California) An evangelical pastor is advising couples not to sign California’s gender-neutral marriage licenses as a protest.

After the California Supreme Court struck down the ban on gay marriage in May, the state amended its marriage licenses, replacing “Bride” and ‘Groom” with “Party A” and “Party B.”

Following a wedding, the license must be signed and sent to the state for registration.

The Sacramento Bee reports that the first couple to follow the advice of Pastor Doug Bird of the Abundant Life Fellowship is Bird’s own daughter.

Rachel Bird married Gideon Codding last month, but they have not signed the license nor sent it in to be registered.

Rev. Bird has called on other churches to follow hid daughter’s lead.

“I would encourage you to refuse to sign marriage licenses with ‘Party A’ and ‘Party B,’” Bird said in a letter to area churches. “If ever there was a time for the people of the United States to stand up and let their voices be heard – this is that time.”

[lapfog_1]

1. Good, maybe they will go somewhere else to get married.

and, hopefully, stay there.

[Cleita]

2. Maybe they will know what it's like not to be able

to be married.

[neverforget]

3. Yeah! that'll show those gays for getting married!

:eyes:

[tanyev]

4. So Rev. Bird would rather see his daughter shacked up and "living in sin"?

Well, alrighty then.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. What a bunch of dumbasses. Amazing. n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

6. I thought EVERYTHING was part of gawds plan?

or is that just when the situation works in their favor?

Give me my fucking marriage license and I promise I will not get married in your gawd damn church! BIGOTS!

[Mojambo]

7. Why stop there? Straight couples should stop having babies until abortion is outlawed. n/t

[drm604]

8. So then the only legally married couples in California will be gay.

Quite a plan there, Rev! That'll teach those gays a lesson!

[hunter]

9. Um, yeah baby, I'll marry you...

I just don't think we should sign a marriage license or send it in. We can't be supporting gay marriage now, can we? Yeah, baby, we'll have a honeymoon and everything. Hey, I have an idea, let's elope! Let's do it tonight!!!

[curious one]

10. Can someone tell these lunatics to get out of people sex life. God know what they do in private.

[Critters2]

11. Good. Clergy shouldn't be signing state marriage licenses anyway.

I've always believed it's a violation of the separation of church and state for clergy to sign marriage licenses. If the two aspects were more clearly separated, churches would have no logical reason to be upset about state approval of g/l weddings.

[ccharles000]

12. I agree