Ah, but it's all part of the "gay agenda" (*eyeroll*), some would say, which phrase you could replace with any number of discriminatory ideas of conspiracy (based on religion, race, political affiliation, etc.) that sound equally offensive and (frankly) ignorant. The idea that a bunch of people (of any stripe) are waiting in the wings to bring down X institution is paranoid bigotry. It's unbelievable that people are still allowed to get away with implying a queer conspiracy in a country where they would be in serious trouble if they implied the same about other groups.
In any case, such a lawsuit (if it were ever to occur, which I seriously doubt) would be highly unlikely to succeed without agreement on the part of the specific religion's hierarchy. Women haven't succeeded in being allowed into the Catholic priesthood, for example.
Given that marriage is touted by certain factions as being for procreative purposes, you'd think they'd be upset about anyone who doesn't pop out a kid within the first year of marriage, too, but AFAIK, they're fine with that.
The Golden Rule (http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm) as understood in modern western Christianity is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". But a more universal (and to my mind, more reasonable) interpretation is "do NOT do unto others that which you would not have them do unto you" (e.g. "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary." Talmud, Shabbat 31a -- emphasis mine). If only people would apply this concept to their everyday dealings with the rest of the world...
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In any case, such a lawsuit (if it were ever to occur, which I seriously doubt) would be highly unlikely to succeed without agreement on the part of the specific religion's hierarchy. Women haven't succeeded in being allowed into the Catholic priesthood, for example.
Given that marriage is touted by certain factions as being for procreative purposes, you'd think they'd be upset about anyone who doesn't pop out a kid within the first year of marriage, too, but AFAIK, they're fine with that.
The Golden Rule (http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm) as understood in modern western Christianity is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". But a more universal (and to my mind, more reasonable) interpretation is "do NOT do unto others that which you would not have them do unto you" (e.g. "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary." Talmud, Shabbat 31a -- emphasis mine). If only people would apply this concept to their everyday dealings with the rest of the world...