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But married couples have sex for fun too and some never want to procreate either. So I don't really understand their argument. All in all I think gay couples should be granted full marriage rights in non secular services. You can't force the church to marry couples they don't want to marry. My dad just remarried a catholic woman and she would have loved a catholic ceremony but because she was divorced she couldn't, so they had a non religious ceremony (the irony is she converted so she could marry her first husband). It all seems a bit silly to me, but if they don't want to do it then that's up to them. Plus if I were gay and getting married begrudgingly by a church it would make me uncomfortable, I'd rather be blessed by someone happy to do it.
I find that all very bizarre. Marriage isn't just about having children imo. Also I find it a bit creepy that the church would want to know what I plan to do with my womb.
Of course I have, my step family are all catholic and are honestly the nicest people I've met in a long time, nicer than the majority of my own family in fact. But I've never looked into it in detail as all the religious people I've ever known have been C of E. Just coming from a non-religious family I do find some aspects of it hard to get my head round and was just expressing my opinion. But hey it's not a one size fits all thing if people are happy with their religion then good for them. Anyway we're getting sidetracked. I think most people agree the church shouldn't have to perform marriages they don't want to - that's totally up to them. But if that's the case then non secular gay marriages should be full marriages and not just civil partnerships?