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Originally Posted by Livia

Dave is NOT a registrar he is a minister. A civil partnership is a secular ceremony, which means is it non-religious.

Because people call it a marriage, it does not make it one. It offers the same rights as a married couple but is is not a "marriage" in the eyes of the law.

I've explained it as simply as I can. Unless you're being deliberately obtuse, you have to see what I'm saying, surely. I do not necessarily support it, but it is the law nevertheless.

But what I am trying to explain is that Dave is NOT a proper minister, he does not have a church & he CANNOT perform weddings anyway.. IF he was able to perfom ANY cermony he would have to have a license to be able to do it. He is not affiliated to any part of the C.O.E... So if he was to perfom any cermonys he could also perfom a civil partnership if he so wished, he said he wouldn't, so therefore he is discriminating against homosexuals...

Forget the religious legalities as Dave isn't following any recognised religion anyway... He is simply an ex junkie who pretends to be pissed on reading a book...