Religious exemptions for homosexual marriage would be humiliating, degrading - LGBTI advocates

The argument goes like this - everybody should approve, celebrate and support - immoral homosexuality regardless of your personal views, religious views, Christian views. If you don't we feel humiliated and degraded.

PFLAG spokeswoman Shelley Argent said no other minority groups would face similar discrimination and access to celebrants and wedding service providers in some parts of the country could already be limited. 

"We strongly object to legislation permitting civil celebrants, military chaplains or any government employee having the right to refuse their services to same sex-attracted couples," Ms Argent said.

She is saying that allowing civil marriage celebrants, government employees and businesses exemptions from homosexual marriage laws would uphold discrimination and homophobic attitudes. But civil marriage celebrants can and do include non-denominational church groups, military chaplains are also Christian and also have a clear conscious objection to the sin of homosexuality. Christian Faith Schools not want to hire homosexuals or lesbians who may or may not be in an immoral homosexual relationship. Public servants who may also be Christians should not be forced to go against their religious ethics by being involved in any homosexual event.

Religious ministers and clergy should not be compelled to marry any couple, but allowing civil and military celebrants to refuse same-sex couples would be discriminatory.

But Argent goes further, anybody who refuses services to homosexuals and gays should be against the law. But why? Are homosexuals a privileged class?

"Additionally, we do not support business people who charge for wedding services being legally permitted to refuse service to our same sex-attracted sons and daughters because of the couples' sexual orientation."