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    Sweden sets date for gay church weddings

    Posted by Lev/Christopher on November 8, 2008 at 11:16pm
    in Scandinavian Group

    Published: 6 Nov 08 10:17 CET
    Online: http://www.thelocal.se/15504/20081106/

    Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said Sweden may allow homosexuals to marry in the Church of Sweden from May 2009 pending the adoption of a new law.


    Government remains divided over same-sex marriage (5 Nov 08)
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    While heterosexuals in Sweden can choose to marry in either a civil ceremony or a church ceremony, homosexuals are only allowed to register their partnerships in a civil ceremony. But this could all change should parliament pass legislation due to be presented shortly

    "Sweden could have a gender neutral marriage law by May 1, 2009," Reinfeldt told Swedish Radio.

    Civil unions granting gays and lesbians the same legal status as married couples have been allowed in Sweden since 1995.

    If the new legislation is adopted, Sweden, already a pioneer in giving same-sex couples the right to adopt children, would become the first country in the world to allow gays to marry within a major church.

    The Lutheran Church, which was separated from the state in 2000, has since January 2007 offered gays a religious blessing of their union. It has previously said it wants the word "marriage" reserved for heterosexual unions.

    Pastors who do not want to perform a gay wedding ceremony may however have the right to refuse, something gay rights' activists have criticized.

    In 2007, 74 percent of Swedes were members of the Lutheran Church.

    Sweden's four-party centre-right government has been split on the issue, with the junior partner Christian Democrats also opposed to the use of the word "marriage" for homosexual unions.

    However the three other parties, the conservative Moderates, the Liberals and the Centre Party, are in favour of a gender neutral law that eliminates the current reference to marriage as something between a man and a woman.

    The opposition Social Democrats, the country's biggest party, also support such a law, and together the parties would garner enough support to adopt the legislation in parliament.

    The issue has been a tricky one for Reinfeldt and the leader of the Christian Democrats, Göran Hägglund.

    "The coalition government has agreed that we will present a basic marriage bill to parliament. The three parties in favour of a gender neutral marriage law will then present an accompanying motion seeking to have such a law in place by May 1, 2009," Reinfeldt said.

    Hägglund said he was disappointed the coalition had failed to reach a compromise, telling news agency TT "there should have been a way to find a joint agreement."

    AFP/The Local (news@thelocal.se)


    Signs of the time. May Yahweh have mercy on those who are blind and bring all to light of His truth and salvation.

    Realistically, I think the only way that true believers can deal with this is by not recognising the government's right to interfere in marriage at all. In other words, not to go to the government for any sort of sanctioning at all, because simply said, Yahweh never gave them the mandate to. Marriage is between the parties concerned and has nothing to do with the government acting as a polyandrous spouse or "Big Daddy" (or "Big Mummy" for that matter). If homos want to call it "marriage" that's up to them. If governments want to call it "marriage" that's up to them but as far as I am concerned the government has about as much right to legislate marriage between hetero- or homosexuals as they have in authorising wedlock between bubblegum and hot dogs. We need no such validation. BUT - as I have mentioned elsewhere - if we are to take that position, we must also view education in the same light ... which means homeschooling your own children. Otherwise our little ones will be indoctrinated with lies and influenced to ruination.

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