https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/strawman Please refrain from quoting me out of context to make me look foolish. [quote]It translates to homosexuals. So one can only infer that it means it as a whole as well as the pagan rituals.[/quote] I'd be happy to debate this subject at a different time. It's irrelevant in our argument, though. [quote]Services? No. But since Christians believe that Marriage is an institution of God and God said in the Bible that he doesn't approve of homosexuality, then a person would be rational to conclude that they shouldn't take part in tainting God's arrangement so that they won't take part in their fate, which is presumably negative based on my readings to say the least.[/quote] So we've come to a conclusion that many Christians feel like it is going against their religion to hand out marriage license to homosexuals. [quote][quote]You completely dodged my question. I was being hypothetical.[/quote] Try making a more realistic one then.[/quote] I explained how it could be realistic in the quote below. Please use context when quoting. [quote]Islam may look down upon other religions but they don't discriminate against them in the U.S. So this scenario is unrealistic.[/quote] Could it be used as justification for discrimination in the future? [quote][quote]If everyone was forced to give out marriage licenses to homosexuals then it would be denying their freedom to practice religion.[/quote] Wait, did you just change sides?[/quote] I didn't. You just misrepresented me by taking a quote out of context. Keyword in my above quote is "[b]Everyone[/b]". [quote]Did you know that you aren't forced to get married at one clerk who doesn't accept homosexuality? There are different clerks who coincide with your standpoint.[/quote] That whole logic can be applied to a store that discriminates against blacks. They can just go somewhere else, right? What if a clerk decides that he believes that women are unfit to drive based on his religion (some religions are sexist) and decides that he won't issue a driver's license to women? What if the nearby counties have clerks that agree and you have to travel an ridiculously far distance to get a driver's/marriage/whatever license? Isn't it true that they swore an oath to uphold the law? What's preventing a clerk from making a religion where straight marriage is wrong and then consequently discriminating against straight people who want marriage licenses?