RE: Same sex marriage
May 31, 2012 at 6:09 am
(This post was last modified: May 31, 2012 at 6:12 am by NoMoreFaith.)
Originally this was a discussion about the implication of proposed legal changes in the UK which derailed into generalities about gay marriage.
Effectively, lots of churches want to be able to marry gay couples, but can't because that's against the law in the UK. So even if you are religious, and your church is accepting of gay couples being married, you still have to go to a civil union at a registry office, rather than a wedding in your own church of choice.
That's the bit that annoyed me the most really, is that this isn't even about gay people being married. Its about orthodox anti-homosexual churches dictating to other religions, and versions of their own religion what they can and can't do.
I'm not a fan of religion, but I think its a shame that if you do believe in a sky fairy, and want to have a civil union in your sky fairies place of worship, you can't do it.
The orthodox churches didn't just fight against gay marriage per se, they were fighting against other religions undermining them by allowing civil unions in their places of worship.
Effectively, lots of churches want to be able to marry gay couples, but can't because that's against the law in the UK. So even if you are religious, and your church is accepting of gay couples being married, you still have to go to a civil union at a registry office, rather than a wedding in your own church of choice.
That's the bit that annoyed me the most really, is that this isn't even about gay people being married. Its about orthodox anti-homosexual churches dictating to other religions, and versions of their own religion what they can and can't do.
I'm not a fan of religion, but I think its a shame that if you do believe in a sky fairy, and want to have a civil union in your sky fairies place of worship, you can't do it.
The orthodox churches didn't just fight against gay marriage per se, they were fighting against other religions undermining them by allowing civil unions in their places of worship.
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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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