[CaptainCrunch]

I have a different viewpoint on this. Legalizing gay marriages is something that was going to happen eventually, and as a law it can't be enforced if the a priest refuses to marry a gay couple since the constitution does not really effect religious doctrine. Even if a united church minister or some other off shoot church starts marrying gay couples, it dosen't mean that there is a legal challenge that can be applied as a blanket to every church.

I think I mentioned before that I don't really have a problem with gay marriage as long as the government and courts don't try to challenge and punish religeous beliefs or church doctrine.

Whereas it might not be a slippery slope, I can see where this is going to open the door to a lot of more distastful groups challenging the "oppression" of thier beliefs or claims (ie poligamy, incest, child marriages etc) and tying up the supreme court when it should be focusing on more important issues.