England proposes new law "ending the ban" on same-sex marriage in religious institutions:
Gays and lesbians will be able to 'marry' in church under new laws to be unveiled this week.That "end the ban" phrase sounds Orwellian. If there is a law that prevents Unitarians from holding religious ceremonies such as blessing or "marrying" same-sex couples, then that should be ended because it is not the business of the state to be regulating what religion does or thinks it can do.
The historic decision by Liberal Democrat Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone will end the legal definition of marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman.
A gay couple will be able to refer to one of the partners as a 'husband', and a lesbian couple will be able to refer to one of the partners as a 'wife'.
A key part of the reform will bring an end to the ban that prevents civil partnerships being conducted in places of worship.
On the other hand, if "ending the ban" is used the same way as it is in the United States to mean that same-sex marriage will be imposed on the population, or in this case, that the Catholic Church cannot decide not to perform same-sex marriages, then that is an intolerable piece of tyranny.























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