If your Boss handed all of the employees a wedding invitation but when you opened up the invitation you find out that your Boss's son is marrying another man, but your religion opposes Gay Marriage and declares it a sin, would you be honest with your Boss and tell him that you cannot attend his son's wedding because Gay Marriage is a sin? Or, would you just make up an excuse just to get out of going to the Gay Wedding? Remember, if you tell your Boss the truth, he could hold a grudge against you. If it were me and my religion held Gay Marriage to be a sin, I would not tell him the truth for fear of repercussions from the Boss. I would make up something just to get out from going to the wedding. But how would you handle this sensitive matter in the workplace?
I am not aware of the bible telling us that we cannot attend a gay marriage. There is no difference in sins according to God, except the one unforgivable sin, so we do stuff everyday that would probably be considered a sin but we have to just to simply exist in this world. It is why Jesus had to die for us because humans cannot escape sin. So I would happily attend their wedding and wish them the best of luck. If God wants to use me in some way to change them then I will be available for that but it is not my responsibility, it is gods.
I would simply make an excuse. I'd send a gift though. Most fathers wish all the guests would do that
Yeah, unless you are also going to avoid every other marriage that isn't performed under the auspices of your particular religion, it seems hypocritical. If you can attend interfaith marriages, Jewish marriages, remarriages, etc., then you can attend a same sex marriage. If you don't want to go, then don't go. Any boss that demands more explanation than "I can't make it" is not someone I would want to work for anyway. The Southern Baptist Church prescribes gender roles that I don't agree with, but that doesn't mean I have a big problem with attending a friend or acquaintance's SBC wedding. Hell, if I had to personally give my blessings and approval to every wedding I attended, I'd have to cut out at least 75% of the straight weddings I've attended.
