I'm Afraid You're Not Through To The Final

Steve Brookstein who won the first series of the X Factor in the UK...and was never heard from again, has been causing a bit of a stir over on the old Twitter again.

Here is yet another person who hasn't read the facts.

"Under the plans put out for consultation today, same-sex couples will be entitled to get married in a register office or other civil ceremonies, or convert existing civil partnerships.

Existing marriages in which one partner changed their sex would also no longer have to be ended.

The blueprint however, also endorsed by home Secretary Theresa May, maintains a legal ban on same-sex religious services despite some churches expressing an interest in conducting them."

SOURCE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/marriage-is-a-celebration-of-love-and-should-be-open-to-everyone-says-featherstone-7573717.html

So no....the churches are not being forced to accept same sex marriage or perform same sex marriage ceremonies. Personally I do think it is a little unfair to maintain the ban because some churches accept same sex couples with open arms. 

But I can see that the ban needs to be kept for now if only to stop some religious groups having a breakdown about the whole thing.  

The bottom line is two people getting married is not going to destroy anything that some religious groups claim it will destroy and it is not going to lead to the legalization of polygamy and incest as the "Coalition for Marriage" (a group very much similiar to the USA's National Organization for Marriage, google them, they are unbelievable) has stated. 

Funny how you see the same old arguments being kicked around. Same sex marriage may as well be legal in the UK anyway. Civil Partnership is virtually the same in all but the name.

The world has not and will not end and personal religious beliefs are just that....personal. Other people should not have to live by the rules set out by another person's religious beliefs.


Civil marriage has nothing to do with the church and so they do not and should not have any say in it. 

Back to Brookstein. This man is bitter because his career didn't take off like he thought it would and spends time offending people online.  I suspect he does a lot of these things to gain attention and for publicity. I suspect this time it will backfire on him.

The Daily Mail jumped on this bandwagon today 
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/16/daily-mail-questions-public-support-for-equal-marriage/ 


Seems they need to read the bill properly too.