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Originally Posted by martyh
I don't think the government should have anything to do with it .Forcing change on a religious issue using legislation is wrong and will never work .It will lead to double standards and confusion within the church as some churches refuse to hold a religious ceremony based on their own religious beliefs
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Yet religion greatly influenced the government for over a thousand years
If you let religion have the freedom of setting it's own rules of discrimination then you'd have to give the same power to every other group that wanted it.. including groups like the recently discussed events in luton.. The line has to be drawn somewhere..
We are all resident of this country and until the anglican church create their own state and hide behind it like the rc church does then they are beholding to our laws which includes non-discrimination.. and even then they can only do what they like within their own hiding place
Before anyone says it I am not an athiest!!!