because of separation of church and state
This is a concept known as "separation of church and state." This was a big issue in the civil war and today it still is.
prison ministries are voluntary because of the constitutional issue of the separation of church and state.
That would depend on the religion involved. In the United States of America, the Government has no business interfering with religious dogma, tradition and issues. Politics should not and legally can not be involved with this issue. People within these parties may have an opinion, but legally the parties should not be involved. Separation between church and state was originally setup to prevent politics from being involved with these issues, not to prevent the church from interfering with politics. Thomas Jefferson made the issue very clear by explaining the wall of separation that the state should never tear down. The issue has always been that the government should not get involved with the church.
It wasn't
In the United States, the issue of same-sex marriage, bundled together with the ordination of same-sex married clergy, has caused schism in several churches, notably the Episcopalians and the Lutherans. In many other churches, most notably the Roman Catholic Church, the majority of members polled do not agree with the official church teaching on the issue.
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it solved the problems of boundaries
it solved the problems of boundaries
it solved the problems of boundaries
it solved the problems of boundaries
Equality under the law, repeal of discriminatory statutes and the progressive separation of church and state are results of the legalization of same-sex marriage that benefit the entire nation.