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Old 29-07-2010, 12:18 AM #2
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Originally Posted by Livia View Post
Actually, if a registrar feels strongly for religious reasons that they can't perform a civil partnership for a gay couple, as part of the Human Rights Act, they can be relieved and another registrar will do it. It's all about people's personal beliefs and their right to them. You cannot force someone to believe something, or to reject their own beliefs. However, a registrar could not refuse to marry a black couple.

It's a minefield.
It's shocking discrimination!
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