Letter to Justice Minister

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Oooo, I'm in a snit tonight.

Dear Minister Cotler:

I read in the Toronto Star that you will be allowing civic officials the option of refusing to provide equal services to same-sex couples in the area of marriage, despite your claim that the government sees this as an equality and human rights issue. Can you please explain for me the difference between refusing to marry same-sex couples, and refusing to marry interracial couples? Why is one acceptable to your government and not the other?

I await your reply.

Sincerely
Cameron MacLeod

Comments

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

I think there's a big difference between "religious officials" and "officials who are religious".

If a religious official wants to refuse to perform a church ceremony, more power to them.

If a civil servant, who happens to be Catholic, refuses to perform a civil marriage? I think that's different.

We wouldn't let her refuse just because the couple was Jewish, or pagan, or lived together before marriage--even though as a Catholic, she could legitimately have objections to any of those things.

I don't think it should be any different for same-sex couples.

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[bcuzimpretty.livejournal.com]

That's a good point. I hadn't considered that.
So clever are you.

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

And pretty.