"We're not going to procreate as a couple and while the desire to demonstrate commitment might be laudable, the religious traditions that have accommodated same-sex couples have had to do some fairly major contortions," says Soroff.
Catholic Charities set a precedent several years ago, shutting down their adoption services rather than abiding by state non-discrimination laws that required them to accommodate same sex couples.
Would Catholic universities now providing housing for married couples be required to accommodate same-sex couples?
Nor will they cheer his implicit concession that the Supreme Court's 2003 case invalidating anti-sodomy laws does not require redefining marriage to accommodate same-sex relationships.
That would mean, for example, a church that declined to accommodate same-sex weddings could not be penalized later with the loss of state aid for the social service programs it administers.
HENRY FARRELL points to an interesting statistical find on Arthur Goldhammer's French politics and society blog: since France introduced domestic partnerships (known as PACS) in 1999, largely to accommodate same-sex unions without having to legalise gay marriage, the number of marriages has fallen, as heterosexual couples have opted increasingly for the PACS route.
As a result, the doctor has time to accompany patients to appointments with other health care professionals, coordinate care with specialists and accommodate same-day visits.
"The system isn't set up to accommodate same-sex marriages".
We, the more advanced and sophisticated, might be able to accommodate same-gender marriage, but they, the simple and unnuanced, cannot.
In 2011, Bush criticized the State Department's change to passport applications to accommodate same-sex couples by asking for information about "parent 1" and "parent 2" instead of mother and father.
But's it's still not clear whether other religiously affiliated groups such as schools, charities, and businesses will have to accommodate same-sex weddings, particularly in the 29 states where gay people aren't covered by anti-discrimination laws.
