http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/12/10/51780 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 25 May 2013 21:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/12/10/51780/comment-page-1#comment-190343 Tom Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:46:15 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=51780#comment-190343 Unfortunately, it's not as straightforward as setting up an opt in system, due to the European Court of Human Rights. The concern is less about having other churches perform same sex weddings, more about protecting their church's freedom not to, as British legislation can be overturned by European law. If it could be guaranteed that their right not to perform a marriage was protected, then we would probably have same sex marriage in Britain by now. Unfortunately, it’s not as straightforward as setting up an opt in system, due to the European Court of Human Rights. The concern is less about having other churches perform same sex weddings, more about protecting their church’s freedom not to, as British legislation can be overturned by European law. If it could be guaranteed that their right not to perform a marriage was protected, then we would probably have same sex marriage in Britain by now.

]]> http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/12/10/51780/comment-page-1#comment-190137 Lindoro Almaviva Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:02:57 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=51780#comment-190137 Because only the professional "we are being oppressed because of our religious views" camp will create an issue due to an OPT-IN clause. Because only the professional “we are being oppressed because of our religious views” camp will create an issue due to an OPT-IN clause.

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