unfairly. >> there has to be a reasonable compromise whereupon -- where religious people who have deeply held religious convictions. >> how do they prove that? >> that's a great question. i have a twist to what matt is saying. i don't disagree this is entirely out of the mainstream of merp samericans, but i feel it's because of lack of education. when you go to the extreme of a pastor or something religious of nature, there's a widespread lack of understanding as to how far these religious freedom bills go. >> that exception is in law today it's a mattered of settled law today in this country, if you are in a religious denomination that doesn't want to perform certain kinds of marriages, you don't have to. this is a smoke screen that the republicans are trying to set up right now. because, you know it's an issue, like a side issue.