*swoon*

[jazzfish]

Dr rivka FTW. Twice, even.

I think it's entirely reasonable for religious organizations to be able to declare that gay marriage isn't marriage by their definition - that they won't perform those marriages in their churches, and won't recognize those couples as being married in the eyes of the church. I don't agree with that point of view, but I consider it to be up to the members of those denominations.

What is not reasonable, in my mind, is for religious denominations to say that it would somehow be injurious to their faith if my friends Charles and Glen, who have been together for nearly thirty years, could share health benefits and have widowers' rights to each other's Social Security benefits. When you claim that your religious rights are infringed upon unless rights are withheld from other people, that's where you've lost me.

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[jazzfish]

You're most welcome.

Dr Rivka is made of awesome. She kept a blog for awhile at Respectful of Otters ("Psychologists have a duty to be fair and respectful of otters"), but working a full-time job and being a full-time mom meant something had to go, and it was the blog. I'm glad she's kept up with the LJ.

You may be interested in reading about her skirmishes with her church's budget board.