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Originally Posted by Livia

A civil partnership is performed by a registrar. It is not a religious ceremony of any kind, it is purely secular. It is not discrimination, it is not legal.

I am not supporting Dave's ministry, nor his cancer cure claims. But this whole "not marrying gays is like not marrying black people" is a ludicrous argument!

A civil partnership isn't legal??

It isn't a ludicrous argument at all! If Dave is a qualified registrar (which is about all he could be as he has basically made up his own religion & "church") then he would be able to perfom a civil partnership, he said he wont, so that is discrimination... Just the same as if he said he wouldn't marry a couple for the colour of their skin... Many people use the term "marry" for gay couples, even if technically it is a "civil partnership" it gives couples the exact same rights & is different only in name...