brighte, I think their are plenty of churches (right now) claiming to be Christian that will marry people of the same sex.

Soon, there will undoubtedly be a push to force churches to perform same sex marriages. (Bakers and jewelers and banquet joints are already being forced to.) Many churches will refuse and probably be punished by the government with removal of tax exempt status.

Things are likely to get ugly in the wake of this SCOTUS decision.

This is both disgusting and perverse in my humble estimation!!! There is still supposed to be a seperation of chuch and state isn't there? The government has NO RIGHT to tell Christian Churches and pastors that they "have to" perform gay marriage ceremonies. The day that they do will be a crystal clear sign that the end times are MUCH MUCH closer than any of us realize. We need to pray for better federal leaders in the United States, Canada and all around the world to stand on the Word and see this type of law overturned. President Obama and our own Stephen Harper, here in Canada, are only making matters worse!!! Our nations were founded on God's Word. We desperately need to return to those core values which have been lost in the past several decades. I say the Lord's Prayer should be back in schools even if it offends others like Muslim and Jewish Americans and Canadians. We are at a point in history where you can no longer say Merry Christmas, for fear of offending someone of another faith. This is hogwash!!! I don't know about anyone else in this group, but I stand on John 14:6. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No person can come to the Father, but by Him!!! I think it is high time that Christians fought back. Don't you?

What ever happened to traditional marriage

While gays are celebrating this historic day I consider this day to be a horrible day in history .

Obama is ruining the U.S.
I think most American citizens are opposed to gay marriage
Our rights have been violated

We must remember that just because something is legal doesn't make it truth. Roe v Wade didn't make killing babies OK. This same sex marriage ruling doesn't make it truth either.

Below is a statement from His Excellency Robert J. Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama. Other church leaders are releasing similar statements. I saw one news item about a group of pastors vowing to stand in civil disobedience against same sex marriage (if I can find it again, I'll post the link)

"Today the Catholic Church once again gives thanks to God for the beauty and wonder of His creation and the relationships He has forged in the act of that creation. And, together with many other churches and faith traditions, we once again affirm the great gift of married love which expresses the natural, personal complementarity of man and woman and offers them the possibility of becoming co-creators with God of human life. We continue to affirm that this fundamental relationship, forged between one man and one woman, preexists all societies, as it was founded in the very act of the creation of man and woman. I wish to commend the four justices of the United States Supreme Court who saw the institution of marriage as something more expansive than any one nation or period in history, and I laud them for their courage and the stand they have taken. The five justices who voted for the majority opinion have undermined the institution of marriage for years to come. We pledge to continue to work with other faith-based and secular communities who share this view and to do all we can to help promote marriage and family life in our Diocese, our State, and our Nation.

May God's blessings come upon all the citizens of our State and our Nation, and may He sustain all those who continue to labor for the building up of marriage and family life in order to create a firm and solid foundation for our society!"

more AL church leader statements here
http://www.wsfa.com/story/29418210/birminghams-catholic-bishop-issues-statement-on-same-sex-marriage-ruling

Here is an email I received

Pastoral Statement on Today's Supreme Court Decision

As you have no doubt probably heard by now, the Supreme Court of the United States has legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Our pastoral team is working to address some of the issues involved in this ruling, including potential repercussions for religious liberty, but for now, I want to offer three brief thoughts.

First, Concordia will continue to be committed to what God's Word has to say about all our relationships and, specifically, those relationships that are deeply intimate in nature. Sexual integrity is a much bigger issue than whether or not you support same-sex marriage. Sexual integrity touches nearly every aspect of our lives - from how we guard our purity if we are single to how we appropriately relate to our coworkers and friends to how we hold sacred our most intimate moments if we are married. We believe that God has put boundaries on sexuality and intimacy not to needlessly constrict us, but to lovingly protect us.

Second, as with any major cultural shift, reactions to the Supreme Court ruling have been instantaneous and, in many cases, extreme. Some are unfettered in their celebration. Others are paralyzed by deep trepidation. As Christians, we are called to be measured in our words and peaceful in our hearts, always and fully trusting in God's providence. We do not need to join our culture in its emotionally charged reactions. We have nothing to fear.

Third, please remember to be kind in any reactions and responses you may offer to the Supreme Court ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts, in his dissenting opinion, expressed concern about how we regularly feel "compelled to sully those on the other side of the debate." As Christians, we should never sully others. We can disagree with others without hating them. On Facebook, I saw a simple thought that expresses well how we ought to dialogue about the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage: "We don't have to agree on anything to be kind to one another." This is exactly right. For this reflects the very character of our God. As the Psalmist says, "God's merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endures forever" (Psalm 117:2). Like our Lord, may we be people of merciful kindness and truth. It's what our world needs - now, more than ever.

Thank you for sharing that email Misred. I completely agree with it.
Just because I disagree with gay marriage, doesn't mean I have a right to be anything other than loving toward the people. Its their choice to sin.

A sin is a sin and so being gay will be no different, than being greedy , gluttonous , jealous, or alcoholic..etc

This is according to the Holy Spirit inside of me

Hold up a minute Kathilee!!! I don't intend to be rude, but are you seriously putting SODOMY in the same classification as overeating, greed, jealousy and alchololism? I am not making myself out to be a judge and indeed Christ tells us NOT to judge others, but there is really no comparison here. Sodomy, or homosexuality if you prefer that word instead, is leaps and bounds above the others you mentioned in severity. To say sin is sin may be a nice ideal to hold, but let's be realistic here. If myself, for example, happens to overeat at a meal does that put me in the same group with homosexuals, child molesters, rapists and murderers? I think not!!! I do believe that the unsaved will pay in equal measure according to the amount and severity of their sin when they stand before the judgement seat of Christ when He comes again as the Lion of Judah!!! A person who overate in their life is certainly NOT going to be punished to the same degree or intensity as a person like Adolf Hitler who was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews. They will still both, as unsaved souls, face eternal seperation from the Lord but the punishment, in terms of the pain they inflicted in this life, will be different. This is just my opinion of course. That being said you and me both have nothing to fear because our sins have been washed away through Christ's blood, Amen

A sin is a sin. "Love the sinner, hate the sin." Jesus loved the sinners with kindness and compassion. Love your enemies, and it they get in our faces. Turn the other cheek. Always be a bold example of God's love.

It is up to God to condemn, not us. We are only here to love.

I am not condemning anyone John. However, we are saddled with the responsibility of discernment. In this regard it is not un-Biblical to call out what we know from Scripture to be right from wrong. And turning the other cheek does NOT mean that we are in any way, shape or form "doormats" to this world, it's evil generation, and the father of them Satan!!! When Paul tells us to put on the Full Armour of God we are prepared to be warriors for Christ in a world that would love to see us beat down and defeated. We still must, as always, show God's love, but we don't have to be made small and insignificant in the process. As I have stated many time "Meek NOT weak!!!" If this offendfs some them I do appologize, but I stand up strong and tall for my Saviour in ALL situations!!!

It wouldn't even occur to me to suggest anyone treat homosexual people (or any one, for that matter) unkindly. This SCOTUS ruling isn't about we Christians showing love to our fellow man. This ruling presents a serious treat to our religious freedom. I'm with SNM on that issue. I will fight to keep that freedom.

It wouldn't even occur to me to suggest anyone treat homosexual people (or any one, for that matter) unkindly. This SCOTUS ruling isn't about we Christians showing love to our fellow man. This ruling presents a serious threat to our religious freedom. I'm with SNM on that issue. I will fight to keep that freedom.

It wouldn't even occur to me to suggest anyone treat homosexual people (or any people, for that matter) unkindly. This SCOTUS ruling isn't about we Christians showing love to our fellow man. This ruling presents a serious threat to our religious freedom. I'm with SNM on that issue. I will fight to keep that freedom.

It wont be too long before the last of the Christian churches will be forced to marry homosexual..They will say for the church not to marry them is discrimination....and right about now the Christians are the minority for they have no rights to voice their beliefs any more...it is called a hate crime. I was shocked with the fact they already have homosexual commercials on TV...it was about a year or 2 ago they finally had a commercial with multicultural family on a cereal commercial on TV and people were complaining about that...when we have had multicultural marriages for a long time and have been accepted by most for a long time. Pretty soon the churches will be going underground like in the days of Jesus. It says that in Revelations. It is sad but part of prophesy...we cant change that.

I did away with television and bout a roku and it is amazing all the free christian tv stations I get on there...