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Gay Marriage
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How pathetic are the church? They tried to pull The Bible out and now they are referring to a dictionary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17329902
Why can't they just admit that they are scared that this will diminish their already waning power? The church does not own the word 'marriage', the taxpayer owns this word and most taxpayers rightly do not care a jot about who gets 'married', let alone whether they are the same sex or not.
The only reason I care is that to my mind it is another nail in the coffin of religion. All thoughts welcome!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17329902
Why can't they just admit that they are scared that this will diminish their already waning power? The church does not own the word 'marriage', the taxpayer owns this word and most taxpayers rightly do not care a jot about who gets 'married', let alone whether they are the same sex or not.
The only reason I care is that to my mind it is another nail in the coffin of religion. All thoughts welcome!
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This issue raises some interesting legal questions, not so much on the issue of marriage, but on divorce. I don't how long it takes to dissolve a civil partnership but it takes two years minimum to dissolve a marriage, except in the case of adultery. Let us take three people, A,B and C (all male). If A and B get married and then B has sex with C, will A be able to sue for divorce on the grounds of adultery?
LL, >>Marriage was important to me because I wanted to express my commitment and love for the person I married and wanted them to be my life partner.<<
I also want to express my commitment and love for the person I wish to spend the rest of my life with, I certainly dont need to be signing any paper work or legal documents to do that, to me that is all a marriage is about. I can show my commitment to my partner without that. We will be getting married shortly but more to keep things tidy but it is just a legal process that means little. the important part is our commitment to each other, no legal or religious ceremony can change that in any way.
I understand that people see these things very differently, I think if the process of marriage is important to you than go for it, I love to attend a good wedding and I don't knock it, its just my view and my views are often different to others, I would love to see my children married :))
I also want to express my commitment and love for the person I wish to spend the rest of my life with, I certainly dont need to be signing any paper work or legal documents to do that, to me that is all a marriage is about. I can show my commitment to my partner without that. We will be getting married shortly but more to keep things tidy but it is just a legal process that means little. the important part is our commitment to each other, no legal or religious ceremony can change that in any way.
I understand that people see these things very differently, I think if the process of marriage is important to you than go for it, I love to attend a good wedding and I don't knock it, its just my view and my views are often different to others, I would love to see my children married :))
Surely no sane gay couple would want to get married in a catholic church, religious or not.
Given the scandals that have hit and are still hitting the church, I would of thought, that an archaic attempt to control a nation should be seen for what it is.
Its about time society looked at the role of the Catholic church on a 21st century society.
Given the scandals that have hit and are still hitting the church, I would of thought, that an archaic attempt to control a nation should be seen for what it is.
Its about time society looked at the role of the Catholic church on a 21st century society.
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