[Grotbags]

To address the religious aspect of same sex marriage, there doesn't HAVE to be a religious aspect. Marriages performed in a registry office, on a beach, in a town hall, wherever are civil marriages. Religion doesn't have to come into it.

I may not be 100% right about this, but I believe that churches will not be forced to perform same sex marriages but they can if they want to.

As for why we can't be happy with civil partnerships, seperate but equal is not equal. As Lostalex said, it is the same as having seperate drinking fountains for 'coloured' and 'non-coloured' people.

Also, the B&B couple refused service solely on the two gentlemen's sexuality. They broke the law. A business (which is what they were) refusing service based on sexual orientation, race etc etc is breaking the law and has to be held accountable for that. If they were not prepared to cater to ALL people they should not have opened a B&B.