The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The Act enables same sex couples to marry in civil ceremonies; ensures those religious organizations which wish to do so can opt in to marry; protects religious organisations and their representatives from successful legal, challenge if they do not wish to marry same sex couples; enables civil partners to convert their partnership to a marriage and enables individuals to change their legal gender without having to end their marriage.
91% Yes |
9% No |
88% Yes |
7% No |
3% Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
1% No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage |
1% Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
0% No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8TD56LV3yrs3Y
Yes, and take religion out of marriage and instead make it a legal decision, as a contract between two people. Religious people can have their own separate ceremonies.
@8RKV65M3yrs3Y
Definitely and you should be able to love whoever you want to love there is no point living an unhappy life
@96XWMTN1yr1Y
Yes, and allow straight couples to have civil partnerships
@8PLDZTB3yrs3Y
No, the state should not be involved with any type of marriage at all.
@8PP4MNB3yrs3Y
Abolish marriage and civil unions completely.
@9FKMD477mos7MO
If they want to do it, let them get on with it.
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@SuperiorMeerkat3mos3MO
The Vatican’s recent declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples caused a stir around the globe, but perhaps most of all in Africa, a rising center of the Roman Catholic Church’s future. In one statement after the next, bishops in several countries spoke of the fear and confusion the declaration has caused among their flocks, and said it was out of step with the continent’s culture and values.“In our African context, while recognizing the confusion existing in the more developed countries of new, unchristian models of ‘conjugal union’ and ‘styles of life,’ we are very clear on what a family and marriage is,” said a statement from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.“Let’s face facts: There is a lot of homophobia in Africa,” Father Pollitt said.How the controversy over the blessing of same-sex couples plays out in the long run in Africa remains an open question. Some analysts say there may end up being very little tension, primarily because few gay couples are expected to actually ask for blessings.
@TroubledG3rrymander4mos4MO
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, his most definitive step yet to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and more reflective of his vision of a more pastoral, and less rigid, church.The Vatican had long said it could not bless same-sex couples because it would undermine church doctrine that marriage is only between a man and a woman.But the new rule made clear that a blessing of a same-sex couple was not the same as a marriage sacrament, a formal ceremonial rite. It also stressed that it was not blessing the relationship, and that, to avoid confusion, blessings should not be imparted during or connected to the ceremony of a civil or same-sex union, or when there are “any clothing, gestures or words that are proper to a wedding.”
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