RE: Same sex marriage
March 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2012 at 4:25 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
(March 19, 2012 at 4:02 pm)StatCrux Wrote: If it remains a civil partnership and some other Church wishes to perform a religious ceremony without it being recognised as a marriage then why not? sure. That wouldn't affect the institution of marriage and would be a good compromise.
This is the proposal for same sex marriage in the UK, to provide some background to non-UK posters, what is causing shock and horror to our theist friend.
Home Office:Equal civil marriage consultation
The key proposals of the consultation are:
- to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage i.e. only civil ceremonies in a register office or approved premises (like a hotel)
- to make no changes to religious marriages. This will continue to only be legally possible between a man and a woman
- to retain civil partnerships for same-sex couples and allow couples already in a civil partnership to convert this into a marriage
- civil partnership registrations on religious premises will continue as is currently possible i.e. on a voluntary basis for faith groups and with no religious content
- individuals will, for the first time, be able legally to change their gender without having to end their marriage
- Current legislation allows same-sex couples to enter into a civil partnership, but not civil marriage.
So what exactly is your problem with this and how does THIS relate to forcing your church to perform them.
edited for clarity
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
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