Marry Me in Maryland? | E.J. Graff @ The American Prospect
Let’s start by looking at Maryland. The backstory: In February, the Maryland legislature passed, and on March 1, Governor Martin O'Malley enthusiastically signed, a marriage-equality law. Named in jujitsu fashion, “The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act” explicitly addressed the canard that allowing civil same-sex marriage would force churches to perform religious marriages that they oppose theologically.