Comments on: Iceland to Allow Church Unions http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/27/2289 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Protect Marriage Equality » First Gay Couple in Iceland To Marry in Church http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/27/2289/comment-page-1#comment-12913 Protect Marriage Equality » First Gay Couple in Iceland To Marry in Church Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:48 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/27/2289#comment-12913 [...] Box Turtle Bulletin. posted by Equality Blogger at 5:15 am filed under International   SHARETHIS.addEntry({ [...] [...] Box Turtle Bulletin. posted by Equality Blogger at 5:15 am filed under International   SHARETHIS.addEntry({ [...]

]]> By: David http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/27/2289/comment-page-1#comment-12799 David Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:47:30 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/27/2289#comment-12799 I believe Iceland has a state Lutheran church just like the rest of Scandinavia. There is a small income tax collected from all citizens to pay for it. I think, however, that the marriage equality struggle in Scandinavia is going to be very different from ours. They have a very clear demarcation between civil and religious marriage and as your article pointed out, they have enjoyed civil marriage equality for quite some time. Essentially, I think this news is more ecclesiastical than an indication of progression on civil liberties. I believe Iceland has a state Lutheran church just like the rest of Scandinavia. There is a small income tax collected from all citizens to pay for it.

I think, however, that the marriage equality struggle in Scandinavia is going to be very different from ours. They have a very clear demarcation between civil and religious marriage and as your article pointed out, they have enjoyed civil marriage equality for quite some time.

Essentially, I think this news is more ecclesiastical than an indication of progression on civil liberties.

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