Blue Like You
Conservative musings - formerly Joanne’s Journey
Not really back but…
Sunday, August 26th, 2007This caught my eye as I perused the local rag after a long time away:
Fretwell, who signs a new lease with the city next month, said she’s already opened up the chapel to same-sex couples. But she will not perform the services.
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In Cambridge, the weddings are always scheduled for Fridays in the council chambers. The individual who performs ceremonies there does not want to preside over same-sex unions, so gay and lesbian couples can bring in their own official for the ceremony.
Now how is this possible? I can’t help thinking about Kevin Kisilowsky.
What’s the difference?
A province?
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Related: Discrimination illegal; even for pastors, politicians.
Wednesday Letters to the editor:
I commend Scott Piatkowski for his work to have gay and lesbian weddings performed at Kitchener city hall. (Gay Unions Made Possible At City Chapel — Aug. 24).It’s kind of ironic that an unelected person would be the one to finally begin to bring the folks at city hall out of the dark ages.
Much more needs to be done. It’s not enough that gay and lesbian weddings be permitted at the city hall chapel. The operator of the chapel should be compelled to supply this service and perform these weddings regardless of their personal beliefs.
No person in Canada should be given a licence to perform weddings unless they agree to treat everyone equally, regardless of their sexual orientation. This includes clergy or anyone else. Hiding under the cloak of religious freedom should not be acceptable in an enlightened society.
Bobby Schroeder
Cambridge
Regarding the Aug. 24 article, Gay Unions Made Possible At City Chapel, I find it appalling that a chapel within the city hall would offer a contract renewal to a company which discriminates against a portion of society.If a private company is going to have a government contract to offer services it should be mandatory that those services are offered equally to all. This chapel is in a government building our taxes helped build. No one stopped to ask if I was gay before taking my tax dollar.
“Allowing” gay couples to bring in their own officiate to conduct services implies we don’t deserve the same services as everyone else, that we are different and are somehow not entitled to equal treatment.
Kathleen Reed
Cambridge
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