Same-sex marriage and religion

Fair point. Do you believe it is for the Religion, not the State, to define Marriage and choose who they allow into their practices? Or do you believe that it will hard to change a historical stance?

Never, and they cannot enforce such an atrocity.

It shouldn't be down to the institution, it should be down to the individual priest. If the priest is happy to conduct the ceremony in his/her church then the institution shouldn't be allowed to overrule him/her.

No it's plain disgusting an inhumane.
proud to be an homophobe.

No it's plain disgusting an inhumane.
proud to be an homophobe.

They should not be forced to carry out same-sex marriages.

In the religions I know of, marriage is between opposite sexes, so its mostly likely they won't agree.

Complain against it all you want, homosexuality happens in the majority of species, it's as natural as heterosexuality and bisexuality. The only people against it are fundamentalists and ignorant people. And inhumane? As opposed to murder, rape, mass genocide and child & animal abuse? There is no logical argument against homosexuality. What is specifically disgusting about two people of the same sex loving each other and harming no-one else in the process?

In my opinion, yes they should but it is highly unlikely seeing as almost every religion condems homosexuality :/. I think thats unfair, but to be honest if you were looking for a same sex marriage why carry it out in a church? Just go out with a massive party! Religion defines you, and what you follow and what you believe, for some people its god and for others its football so why not carry it out in your own style? Im not saying that you cant believe in god and be homosexual, but if you wanted to carry out a marriage in a church ( most people do, because they're religious - speaking globally, seeing as most brits are atheists )..but being homosexual usually lands you with a one way ticket to hell which ever religion you believe in ( if you're wanting to carry it out in a church because of your religious views ); whether it be christianity, islam or jewdism

It is probably not long coming before we have a gay couple suing a religious institution for discrimination for refusing to marry them. The obvious target would be a Catholic church. I can't imagine that many gays would have a sincere desire to be married in a Catholic church however. They will attempt to do so with an agenda and an expectation of being refused. They will then stir up attention and controversy while they use the courts as a tool to spite the institution they despise for rejecting them. People will argue that a church has no more right to refuse to marry a gay couple than they do to refuse to marry a mixed race couple. That argument might win. Churches that disagree with gay marriage will be faced with the option of violating their personal beliefs or ceasing to facilitate any marriages at all.

I am not religious and I support gay marriage. The gay community justly expects certain religious institutions to not interfere with their personal choices. Gays should also justly not attempt to interfere with the personal beliefs of those same religious institutions.

There may well be couples that attempt to sue. Doesn't mean they'll win - if anything, they won't/shouldn't. As for whether couples have a sincere desire to marry in a Catholic Church, then yes, some do. Not everything has an agenda.

'The gay community' - it's not like all of us think the same on the subject

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