Do you believe in equal marriage?

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  • Not sure if I should have burst out laughing or not... "militant gay groups" and "force religious leaders" though, I couldn't help but guffaw there. Pretty heartily, too.

    Any uh, stats on these militant gays who peculiarly WANT to be married by religious groups that vehemently oppose gay marriage? I mean, I could be wrong, maybe they exist. Can you link a reputable source that details such behavior?

    I, too, don't think any religious group should be FORCED to preform marriages, but I've really never seen nor even heard of this problem before.

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    • They're classified as 'lawful civil partnerships' in the UK. They have the same legal rights as married couples but they are not 'married' as such.

      For some people that is not equal enough. And maybe they have a point. But if at some stage the law was to call 'lawful civil partnerships' marriages then I could see serious problems arising from that.

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    • lol. Militant as in 'aggressive activists' using the threat of legal action against anyone who disagree with them.

      I don't know if I can add links here.

      There's the "Gay couple (lawful civil partnership) turned away from Christian guesthouse win discrimination case." on the thisisdevon website. They weren't turned away as such. The owner wouldn't let them have a double bedroom. She said she would have done the same if the couple were straight and unmarried. The court ruled against her even though they could have had two single bed rooms if they were available.

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