Great news on the marriage equality front in Europe:
Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said in a press conference today that the government is finalizing a bill that will legalize same-sex marriage on June 15, but individual priests will still be able to refuse to perform ceremonies. Thorning-Schmidt expressed pride in the development, saying, “It’s an important message for a country such as Denmark to send — we respect every citizen’s choice but we also respect priests’ choice too.”
Perfect.
Next time I visit Europe I will be sure to forget St. Petersburg and swing by Copenhagen instead. This brings the total amount of countries who recognize marriage equality to 11. Good Job, Denmark!
Excellent news, but I do look forward to the day that the world can talk about marriage — which is a civil contract granted, enforced and dissolved only by the government — without bringing up any nonsense about religions, all of which have absolutely nothing to do with marriage.
Which religious institutions will throw a wedding to celebrate any given marriage is a purely private matter between the engaged couple and their religious institution. And boring as hell to the rest of us.
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