to ask you to support equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Scotland?

[ItWasABoojum]

Plenty of people are coming out against - if you want to help redress the balance, please fill in the Scottish government's same-sex marriage consultation. It only takes a couple of minutes:

www.equalmarriage.org.uk/consultation.php

I'd do it but have already done it on paper, one of my offspring is very involved in LGBT rights

Happily completed.

Altkin - I think I am being a little stooopid but I don't quite get your post. Could you explain.

Altkin its about same sex couples having the same rights to marry as heterosexual couples
not about marriage being an equal partnership -which you dont seem to agree with??

Sorry - I'm all for equality - but marriage is a religious and ordained thing between a man and a woman and God (or what ever you choose to call God).

Anything else is a civil partnership - and should rightly have equal status.... and I lob reister office 'weddings' into that.

But it isnt marriage and I object to my vows being devalued.

More importantly - why would I, Living in England, have any impact on a Scots Govt petition?

I've done it already. Thanks for highlighting it.

Altinkum - what ratspeaker said - sorry if I didn't make it very clear.

Trois - the post was aimed at Scottish MNers. Sorry again if that wasn't obvious. And I don't see how a loving same-sex couple wanting to marry before a God they both believe in devalues your vows or anyone else's.

troisgarcons.... in Scotland marriage is a legal contract.. it doesn't make any difference to the legality who solemnises it. The frilly bits put around it to make it feel god is part of it are just decoration.
A civil partnership is a different legal contract that can only be conducted by a registrar
The point here is that all people should have the right to be married

I object to marriage being a legally binding religious ceremony. It makes no sense to me, it should be one or the other.

But I do fundamentally believe in equality, and have filled out the questionnaire. I will fire it up on twitter if that helps?

Some religions such as quakers do want to be able to marry same sex couples, but legally can't at the moment. This legislation will let religions make the choice about whether they marry same sex couples. I don't think some religions should be able to dictate that they can not do this, as is the current situation.

I've never understood this argument that gay marriage devalues straight marriage. How can what other couples do affect the "value" of your marriage?

I was sent this via Facebook a couple of days ago and have already completed it. Good luck, OP.

Yes, an explanation of how that devaluation occurs would be interesting.

Done it - thanks for flagging this up.

There are some faith groups that are pressing Governments throughout the UK to allow them to perform marriages in their faith traditions for same sex couples. Those churches or other faith groups that don't want to do this shouldn't be forced to, but surely those that DO should be allowed.

ItWasABoojum I bow gracefully out of this Scots debate.

trois...find a brave heart and tell us

I'll fill the form in when dh gets off the 'puter and share it on fb.

How on earth would me being able to get married devalue your marriage? Is it important to you that your union is considered better than mine?

Oh, and please don't just say that marriage is different. By using the word 'devalue' you make a very clear value judgment.

Cos she's a choob, i'd wager.

What's a choob? [baffled emoticon]

Trosis, you really make me wish I had married in a registry office.

Would like to voice my support :) but as I'm not Scottish I don't think I can. Goodluck with your campaign though.

Done. Thanks for posting this.

filled it in