Quote:I guess being for-profit means you do not qualify as a church in the way that would get you out of obeying a law. 

 

You can't just obey the laws you want to obey, and then say you are exempt from obeying certain laws because of your religion.  So there has to be some definition of what is a church and what is a business.   My guess is that being a for-profit wedding chapel makes them a business and not a church under the law. 

 

I'm totally speculating here.   I am no constitutional expert, obviously. 

 

Your referring to tax-exemption status. I'm referring to the ability to practice one's religion free from government interference. The constitution doesn't require that all religious establishments or persons must be government-approved. This isn't some fly-by-night religion, custom, or practice. There are, literally, 1,000's of business that will grant them what they're looking for. Their belief doesn't harm anyone, and imposing a law that requires them to violate their beliefs goes against the very reason why this country was founded. 

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