By Debbie Schlussel
The reason why many of us oppose so-called “gay rights” laws is not just our opposition to gay marriage, but the fact that these laws don’t so much protect gays from discrimination as they do impose their lifestyle and values on private parties, in violation of our rights.
Yesterday’s settlement between online dating service eHarmony, Inc. and the state of New Jersey is Exhibit A of that. EHarmony was founded and is still headed by Dr. Neil Clark Warren, an evangelical Christian who doesn’t believe in gay marriage or helping foster gay relationships. His company is a private sector company, not a public agency. Yet, because of a New Jersey discrimination law protecting gays, eHarmony must now engage in same-sex matchmaking.

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A settlement Wednesday between eHarmony Inc. and the New Jersey attorney general requires the online heterosexual dating service to also cater to homosexuals, raising questions about whether other services that target a niche clientele could be forced to expand their business models.
The settlement stemmed from a complaint, filed with the New Jersey attorney general’s office by a gay match seeker in 2005, that eHarmony had violated his rights under the state’s discrimination law by not offering a same-sex dating service. In 2007, the attorney general found probable cause that eHarmony had violated the state’s Law Against Discrimination.
As part of the agreement, the Pasadena, Calif.-based company will develop and market Compatible Partners, a Web dating service for same-sex couples, and will allow the site’s first 10,000 users to register free. EHarmony will also pay $50,000 to the attorney general’s office and $5,000 to the man who first brought the case.
In a statement Wednesday, eHarmony denied violating discrimination law and said its business had been based on years of researching opposite-sex marriages to understand what makes such couples compatible. . . .
David Bernstein, who teaches constitutional law at George Mason University School of Law, said the discrimination claim “seems like quite a stretch,” but he worried it could encourage similar claims. “If you start a dating service for African Americans, do you need one for whites and Latinos? If you have one for Jews, do you need one for Christians and Muslims?”
EHarmony faces a similar discrimination claim in a California court. It’s unclear if this settlement will affect that case.

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By Neal Broverman. February 13 2013 2:10 PM EST. The 78-year-old conservative Christian cofounder of the dating site eHarmony says same-sex marriage damaged his company, and allowing gay customers. Neil Clark Warren, eHarmony Founder, Says Gay Marriage ‘Damaged His Company’. The Christian co-founder of the popular dating site eHarmony is no stranger to sparking controversy in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Now, however, Neil Clark Warren has gone even further, saying he’s “tired” of the same-sex.

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This is ridiculous. If gays want to be matched, why don’t they star their own online matchmaking service, instead of imposing their beliefs on unwilling parties?
Well, the bottom line is that the phrase “gay rights” isn’t about just equal rights, it’s about militance and imposition and force upon others.
Just ask eHarmony, which will be playing a lot of Elton John-, George Michael-, and Clay Aiken-style harmony these days.