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Aug 20, 2013: City Church of Tallahassee Pastor Dean Inserra stands outside
his church in Tallahassee, Fla.APNASHVILLE, Tenn. Worried they could be
sued by gay couples, some churches are changing their bylaws to reflect
their view that the Bible allows only marriage between one man and
one woman.Although there have been suits against wedding industry businesses
that refuse to serve gay couples, attorneys promoting the bylaw changes
say they don't know of any lawsuits against churches.Critics say the changes
are unnecessary, but some churches fear that it's only a matter of
time before one of them is sued."I thought marriage was always between
one man and one woman, but the Supreme Court in a 5-4
decision said no," said Gregory S. Erwin, an attorney for the Louisiana
Baptist Convention, an association of Southern Baptist churches and one
several groups advising churches to change their bylaws. "I think it's better
to be prepared because the law is changing. America is changing."In a
June decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a provision of the
federal Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as between a man
and a woman for purposes of federal law. A second decision was
more technical but essentially ushered in legal gay marriage in California.Kevin
Snider is an attorney with the Pacific Justice Institute, a nonprofit legal
defense group that specializes in conservative Christian issues. His organization
released a model mar
the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, accept
gay marriage. The Episcopal Church recently approved a blessing for same-sex
couples, but each bishop must decide whether to allow the ceremony in
his or her local diocese.The majority of Christian denominations, however,
view homosexual relationships as sinful. In more hierarchical denominations,
like the Roman Catholic Church or the United Methodist Church, individual
churches are bound by the policies of the larger denomination. But nondenominational
churches and those loosely affiliated with more established groups often
individually decide how to address social issues such as gay marriage.Eric
Rassbach is an attorney with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a
public interest legal group that defends the free expression rights of all
faiths. He said it is unlikely the government would try to force
a pastor to perform a same-sex marriage, but churches that rent out
their facilities to the general public could face problems if they refuse
to rent to gay couples.Although his organization has not advocated it, he
said it could strengthen a church's legal position to adopt a statement
explaining its beliefs about marriage."A number of groups don't have a written
doctrine," Rassbach said. "Say a group like the Primitive Baptists -- they
don't want a written-down credo, but the courts like written-down things."Rassbach
said it was important for churches to get their beliefs
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