[UKTory]

“It’s apparent from the article, the woman and her beliefs have remained consistent”

She believes she is marrying people, when in fact she is issuing them a legal document that has nothing to do with the sacrament of marriage.

Government should have nothing to do with marriage.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Government should have nothing to do with marriage.

It should be based entirely in mammalian biology... Make a baby, you are married. Birth certificate = marriage certificate. Problem solved...

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

You might like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuCIjWKJUEE

[Dr. Sivana]

Government should have nothing to do with marriage.

I don't disagree, but how do you keep government out of marriage when the nominal head (the king or queen) is head of the official state religion?

[loboinok]

She believes she is marrying people, when in fact she is issuing them a legal document...

That's not the way it reads.

"Last week she was carrying out her duties as normal, marrying couples at Islington Town Hall, where hundreds of gay weddings have taken place over the past two years."

"I have a great deal of sympathy with this lady. She signed up for the honourable job of joining men and women in marriage."

"Now she is being asked to solemnise ( to perform the ceremony of marriage) pretend unions of homosexuals. No wonder she feels aggrieved."

"There should be a right of refusal for those who have a conscientious objection to carrying out these ceremonies."

[Reddy]

“Government should have nothing to do with marriage.”

There has been no successful civilization that did not uphold marriage between and a man and a woman and the consequent family unit. That is the basis of civilization.