Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

Some religions perform ceremonies only for their own members and will refuse a ceremony if one of their members marries outside the faith.

This is different from, say, a bakery refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, or, as in one case being bandied about among evangelicals, a church-owned social hall that was available to the general public for rental for wedding receptions--until a gay couple tried to rent it.

The gay couple sued, and evangelicals used it as an example of "persecution."

Nope, not according to law. If your business is available to the public, that means ALL the public.