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Dan82 · 25th Oct 2011, 09:06 PM

http://www.cphpost.dk/component/cont...html?task=view

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In just a few months, homosexuals will get the right to marry in the Church of Denmark – they will, in any case, if the new church minister has his way.

The government plans to introduce a bill just after the New Year that will allow same-sex couples to hold weddings in the Church of Denmark and be ‘married’ under Danish law. Same-sex couples are currently allowed to have ‘registered partnerships’, a civil status, but are barred from marriage and church weddings.

“The first same-sex weddings will hopefully become reality in Spring 2012. I look forward to the moment the first homosexual couple steps out of the church. I’ll be standing out there throwing rice,” the new church minister, Manu Sareen, a Social Liberal, told Jyllands-Posten newspaper...

http://www.cphpost.dk/component/cont...html?task=view

Fintan · 26th Oct 2011, 02:04 PM

Interesting and a state church nonetheless! Maybe the Church of England won't be too far behind?

sokk · 27th Oct 2011, 11:11 AM

Denmark is a civilized country, so I'm happy to see this. Even the Christians are liberal in Denmark. This would never happen here in Norway, because I live in a shi**y conservative country. Yes, we have gay marriage, but gay weddings in church is impossible today, because the priests refuse to wed gay couples. They don't even have a liturgy in place and they refused to even consider to start working on a new liturgy. They voted it down in the church meeting. So yeah, I love my country.. or maybe not

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Fintan EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: My Family & some Friends! Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 540 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: Minister: Gay weddings by next year Interesting and a state church nonetheless! Maybe the Church of England won't be too far behind?

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sokk EC Addict Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: The closet is my friend Location: Norway Age: 24 Posts: 312 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Minister: Gay weddings by next year Denmark is a civilized country, so I'm happy to see this. Even the Christians are liberal in Denmark. This would never happen here in Norway, because I live in a shi**y conservative country. Yes, we have gay marriage, but gay weddings in church is impossible today, because the priests refuse to wed gay couples. They don't even have a liturgy in place and they refused to even consider to start working on a new liturgy. They voted it down in the church meeting. So yeah, I love my country.. or maybe not __________________ John: "Oh please.. can we not do this this time?" Sherlock: "Do what?" John: "You.. being all mysterious with your cheekbones and turning your coat collar up so you look cool." Sherlock: "I don't do that." John: "Yes, you do."

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