Truth Trampeled In Chapel Stampede

In The Spokesman-Review, columnist Shawn Vestal writes: “The gay marriage debate has always been marked by a tension between the constant insistence that marriage is sacred and the undeniable reality that for many people it is anything but. The Knapps are ordained ministers and doubtlessly hold sincere religious beliefs. But the Hitching Post has seemed to serve mostly that second kind of marriage – the quickie union, the light-hearted ceremony, the time-is-of-the-essence nuptials. It has more in common with a Vegas drive-through chapel than First Pres.” More here.

• Also: City: No discrimination complaints yet /Maureen Dolan, Coeur d’Alene Press

Question: With the Idaho ACLU deciding not to enter this fray, have we seen the beginning of the end of another community controversy?