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dmallind

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1. I am obviously out of touch; I thought they already could

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:24 PM

Sep 2012

While it happened long after I left, I thought gay marriage was passed in the UK long ago. Hell my nephew and his bf were considering it a couple years back. I suppose I could have missed the fact that these weddings had to be civil not church affairs, but it seems rather strange even then forbidding the CofE to marry them. Giving individual vicars/bishops the choice maybe, but not sure why the ban.

Needless to say UK laws are not as much of a focus as they once were for me, so I can see why I got it wrong - but surprised I missed something so major.

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Let churches hold gay weddings, says Miliband [View all] cbayer Sep 2012 OP

I am obviously out of touch; I thought they already could dmallind Sep 2012 #1

I also thought that this issue was water under the bridge in the UK. cbayer Sep 2012 #2

What was already passed was civil partnership, not marriage muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #3

Thanks for the details about this DavidL Sep 2012 #4

makes sense (well not really - it obviously doesn't, but I get the idea). Thanks! nt dmallind Sep 2012 #5