Gay marriage: Peers approve legislation

[gazzthompson]

 

 

Same-sex marriage in England and Wales is a step closer to becoming law after the House of Lords approved the change.

 

 

Peers backed a government bill paving the way for gay couples to marry. It is set to become law by the end of the week, with the first weddings in 2014.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23320624

 

[castletyne]

I wish I could go back 30 years I much prefered society back then

 

Modern pc liberal Britain is not for me

[Thunderbird]

Excellent, ack-ack and me can now finally tie the knot.

 

Fantabulosa.

[FalconFN]

Excellent, ack-ack and me can now finally tie the knot.

 

Fantabulosa.

Great, I can finally buy that fascinator I've had my eye on, the one with feathers, sequins and a tiny man kicking in a door.

[oscarsdad]

Great, I can finally buy that fascinator I've had my eye on, the one with feathers, sequins and a tiny man kicking in a door.

Does it come with a pack of spare doors?

[Thunderbird]

Great, I can finally buy that fascinator I've had my eye on, the one with feathers, sequins and a tiny man kicking in a door.

 

You will look totes amazeballs.

[ack-ack]

Excellent, ack-ack and me can now finally tie the knot.

 

Fantabulosa.

 

I'll finally get my chance to take you up the aisle and give you my ring? Cool.

[keg]

back doors and rings, sounds like a diy shop ...... Never heard it called an aisle before.

[krugerandsmith]

I wish I could go back 30 years I much prefered society back then

 

Modern pc liberal Britain is not for me

 

You and me both .... The world has gone mad. What do you expect from ex public schoolboys obviously Fags in the past.

[aris]

I would add to this: if you don't like guns, don't use guns.

 

[henry d]

I would add to this: if you don't like guns, don't use guns.

 

 

Aah, the smell of radical Liberalism

[aris]

 

Aah, the smell of radical Liberalism

 

If someone said to you - I don't like guns - gives you 5 reasons why and then says 'lets ban them'. Would you be happy? It's really no different.

[keg]

 

You and me both .... The world has gone mad. What do you expect from ex public schoolboys obviously Fags in the past.

Fagging?, does it still go on?

[ack-ack]

Fagging?, does it still go on?

 

 

It always used to make me laugh that one, very much a case of 'well it didn't mean that back in those days'

[keg]

I would add to this: if you don't like guns, don't use guns.

 

Despite being right of Ghengis Khan, this is bang on. Personally, I do not think it should be made law. It should be down to individual vicars and priests. Taken to the nth degree, if this is put on the statute books, this then opens up a nest of worms. Certain churches will only marry you if you attend regularly, is this also discrimination. Should faith schools be forced to take children of other religions.

 

Will the parents of these children then complain about their children being brainwashed?...

[castletyne]

I would add to this: if you don't like guns, don't use guns.

 

Difference with passing gay marriage is they are going to force it on churches

 

would be like forcing gun ownership on the antis

 

Its not just a case of if you don't like it don't do it

[aris]

Indeed - I sympathise with the Church - they have 2000 years of dogma to uphold. I would be happy to exempt them from discrimination for not marrying same sex couples. But in the eyes of the state - we should all be equal.

 

If you boil it down - marriage is nothing more than a social contract. I'm not particularly fussed which two people take out this contract as it is a benefit to society.

[huffhuff]

I really don't see what the problem is. Each to their own. We are a varied and eclectic mix of people. Everybody is different - it's part of being in a multicultural, liberal and civilised society (surely Shirley). Just deal with it. If it doesn't affect you, then why bother moaning or preaching this, that, and the other.

 

Open your mind and don't be so bigoted. It is what it is and we are where we are.

[henry d]

Dead simple to sort out, have marriage, outside of church etc. so you can marry if you are not a christian etc. and have Holy Matrimony for those who do...simples.

[Big Al]

I wish I could go back 30 years I much prefered society back then

 

Modern pc liberal Britain is not for me

+1

[krugerandsmith]

Indeed - I sympathise with the Church - they have 2000 years of dogma to uphold. I would be happy to exempt them from discrimination for not marrying same sex couples. But in the eyes of the state - we should all be equal.

 

If you boil it down - marriage is nothing more than a social contract. I'm not particularly fussed which two people take out this contract as it is a benefit to society.

 

Some people love their dogs and believe it or not ...would Marry them given the chance ... Hmmm why not? they have equal rights too.

[keg]

Dead simple to sort out, have marriage, outside of church etc. so you can marry if you are not a christian etc. and have Holy Matrimony for those who do...simples.

+1

 

And this was the point I made. It affects so many other areas of life not just marriage.

[castletyne]

So what happened to the civil partnerships that for passed a few years ago

[Penelope]

Not enough it appears. Can hetero sexuals now have civil partnerships, just to keep things all equal like?

 

So what happened to the civil partnerships that for passed a few years ago

[Canis]

while i'm fine with them having a "Marriage equivalent" giving them the same legal status as marriage so that they can inherit from each other and be jointly liable for debts etc calling it marriage is the bit that sticks with me.

 

what next ?our childrens generation will be marrying the cat ( marrying the dog being deemed too sensible)

 

 

sod 30 years back , I;'d even take 100 years back knowing there was 2 rucks with the krauts coming up in the next 20 years