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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth
You're right. There was no such thing when the Bible was written.
In fact, there was no such thing in the UK until 5th Feb.
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Thanks . And your post may help to lead to a clarification of some of the opinions expressed on this thread .
No-one on this thread has expressed a view attacking homosexuality .
However , some have expressed views opposing the term "same sex marriages" which does not mean that they are opposing homosexuality .
We have various types of civil partnership , the most common being marriage , which is a civil partnership between a man and a woman .
There are laws to protect marriage . I cannot marry my sister . That would be incest which is illegal .
I cannot marry the wife of my next-door neighbour's husband . That would be bigamy which is illegal .
Then we have the civil partnership between a man and a man , or between a woman and a woman . Such a partnership is not a marriage because by its very definition marriage is between male and female .
Now I am not prepared to let politicians come along and tell me what I have to believe about marriage . Marriage is a covenant between members of the opposite sex . Mr Cameron you can turn but this man is not for turning .
So we have the civil parnership between man and woman which is marriage .
Then we have the civil partnership between same sex couples which of its nature cannot be marriage .
The politicians can change the laws as they please . Why they could not have stayed with civil partnerships is beyond me . If they had wanted a new phrase to use for same sex relationships , surely they could have come up with a better term than "marriage" . Something like "same sex covenants" should have sufficed .
I don't intend to post any more on this thread because I have made myself clear .
Marriage is between a man and a woman , so there can be no such thing as same sex marriages .
Civil partnerships are of various kinds , one being same sex civil partnerships with which I have no problem .
Finito ! And thanks to all who have discussed the issue with me , even though we may disagree .