[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Cherie

What I never understand about the original issue leaving aside the issue of gay clergy people is if a gay couple are in the faith they would understand the teachings and accept it, and if they are not why would they want to be married in the Church its like me wanting to get married in a Synagogue even though I am not part of that faith....there are so many places people can get married why do they get so hung up about getting married in a Church ....mind boggling

This is what I don't understand either ,why would you want to get married in a place that doesn't want to marry you. Why force it especially when they know the religion is against it ??.

Exactly there's so many different places to get married now .

[bitontheslide]

if i had been around during the tudor dynasty, i think i would have been burnt at the stake

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

This is what I don't understand either ,why would you want to get married in a place that doesn't want to marry you. Why force it especially when they know the religion is against it ??.

Exactly there's so many different places to get married now .

No idea ....its just bizarre to me, a wedding day is so special why would you want to mar it by getting married in a place that will never accept your union ...

[Livia]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

you obviously take religion seriously, i don't

I just think people have a right to religious freedom without being laughed at by people who don't have a faith. And those with no faith have a right to that too, without being ridiculed. It's unhelpful imo.

[arista]

[Glenn.]

Can’t think why a gay couple would even want to get married in a church

[Cherie]

Again I will ask why anyone would want to get married in an establishment that doesn't approve of you

MADNESS

[bitontheslide]

surely all they have to do is use the correct genders for the CoE then there will be no problem? Or are the CoE getting in a gender mess too

[Redway]

Thank God lostalex isn’t here to erupt.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Can’t think why a gay couple would even want to get married in a church

Because they might be Christian?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Because they might be Christian?

But if they are surely they would be aware of the stance of the Church and respect that

I know quite a few straight couples who consider themselves Christian and for one reason or another could not get married in the Catholic Church or who did not want to go ahead with a traditional wedding in a Church so have had a civil ceremony and a blessing afterwards

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

But if they are surely they would be aware of the stance of the Church and respect that

To be fair, the way some bakeries have been treated for their stances, respect for the views of others apparently doesn't go very far.

There are loads of bakeries if one doesn't want to serve you, but God only has a small number of official homes.

[joeysteele]

The Churches NEED to think again.

For me, never mind why individuals who still have a religious faith, would want to marry a same sex partner in church.
Because the belief they have wants that recognised spiritual connection to their union.

Other people can ridicule and put down Christians and those of other faiths for their beliefs.
To those who have a faith well their faith is real however and means a great deal to them.
Just as life and their families, hopes and dreams are real to them too.

What is hypocritical of Church leaders is that they'll take those people's cintributions of time in church activites and financial donations to the Church, wants them being numbers in the Church attendance.

Paying lip service to them.
Yet purposely DENY and FORBID a sacrament of the church to them because of who they wish to spend hopefully the rest of their lives with.

Really that has to be wrong in any book.
Hypocrites.
Plus who was it who also called the faith leaders hypocrites over 2000 years ago.
I have a feeling he still would today.

[Livia]

Synagogue, temple and mosque say......no.