(Britian) Gay clergy can 'marry' but no sex

[sonicx]

THE Church of England will today give its blessing to gay clergy who want to enter into civil partnerships.

But the Church is refusing to accord civil partnerships the status of marital relationships and gay clergy will be told that they must remain chaste.

The “sexless marriage” code for gays, to be published today, has been prepared by a working group headed by the Bishop of Norwich, the Right Reverend Graham James.

The established Church’s complex manoeuvrings are the result of having to remain on the right side of the law while abiding by Church doctrine.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1707290,00.html

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[efhmc]

1. Well this one is totally beyond me.

Would someone please explain the point of this type of union?

[bemildred]

2. Yup, and definitely don't get pregnant (either of you). nt

[Wabbajack]

3. Does the brass really believe they'll be chaste in marriage?

and that they were before marriage?

[jazzjunkysue]

35. Yup. This is England. No one is supposed to have sex in England.

(Apologies to Brits with no sense of humor- I'm just kidding around here, you know, about up-tight repressed brits....Please, I mean no harm to the Brits- You're being used by your leaders just as we are, but at least your leader speaks english.....)

[Zorbuddha]

4. It's the other way around

here.

[MGKrebs]

5. Sounds like a kind of "don't ask, don't tell".

[arikara]

6. Are the straight clergy

supposed to do without sex too?

[LisaL]

7. That's for Catholics only.

[Hobarticus]

8. Uh, yeah, sure...we promise, no sex...

This is crazy.

[nookiemonster]

24. "You're thirsty and I'm gonna give you this glass of water,

BUT DON'T FUCKING DRINK IT!"

I'm just not shocked anymore. Really.

[Chicago Democrat]

9. You can be gay, just don't enjoy it! or live a lie.

so stupid

[wtmusic]

10. *nod, wink*

:blush:

[silverweb]

11. *ROFLMFAO*

Yeah, like that'll work!

"Okay, so sit with us at the dinner table, but you may not eat."

"Sure, come to the theatre with us, but you have to keep your eyes closed."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Just how stupid are these people, anyway?

[icymist]

36. Just as stupid as Reagan telling that....

"Interracial couple can go ahead and marry, just don't live together".

[silverweb]

37. Exactly!

What are these idiots thinking? Do they really think there's any merit whatsoever in their stupid semantic juggling? Do they really think people are going to do anything but laugh their asses off at them?

They just have to preserve some phoney appearance of authority and control, when what they really should do is stick to their own legitimate business, whatever that might be, and stay the hell out of people's personal and private lives!

[Kelvin Mace]

12. They are also prohibited from breathing.

[supernova]

13. That's even sillier than asking people to remain celebate.

:rofl:

[mondo joe]

14. After about 7 years together they won't be having sex ANYWAY.

So there.

[IndyOp]

17. Good one, Joe!

Of course, I was also asking myself - male or female couples? I know several lesbian couples who have been together for years who had sex when they first started dating, but stopped entirely when they moved in together. I don't know any male couples for whom this is true.

[LisaL]

15. And the obvious question is-how are they going to check

to make sure there is no sex?
:shrug:

[jojo54]

16. Now THAT'S one to roll on the floor over lizzy!! n/t

edited to add my little men.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[sonicx]

18. God will tell them?

[saskatoon]

19. Church of England

What a bunch of assholes, hell they are worse than our Fundamentalists----at least they don't beat around the (excuse) bush.

[Im_Your_Huckleberry]

20. and what about spooning?

[Deja Q]

23. Not if he starts, uh, coughing too heavily...

:wow:

[SillyGoose]

21. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

that is freaking funny. You can't make this shit up....

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

22. So no dippin' of the spoon into the jell-o pudding then?

Man, the clergyman got a raw deal...

I wonder how they'll prove it... :wow:

[Robeson]

25. Just another day in Bizzarro World.

[donco6]

26. In what alternate universe did this make sense?

'Cuz they need to get back to it right away.

[Ilsa]

27. Sounds like a stipulation a former friend placed on her live-in

fiance. I went to visit them a few months before the wedding. They had been sexually active up until the last few months. She would parade around the apartment in her teddy, then wonder why he was so punchy and uptight.

The marriage didn't last but a few months.

[Ilsa]

28. Remember this song?

You can look at the menu but you just can’t eat
You can feel the cushions but you can’t have a seat
You can dip your foot in the pool but you can’t have a swim
You can feel the punishment but you can’t commit the sin
And you want her and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame


You can build a mansion but you just can’t live in it
You’re the fastest runner but you’re not allowed to win
Some break the rules
And live to count the cost
The insecurity is the thing that won’t get lost
And you want her and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame


You can see the summit but you can’t reach it
It’s the last piece of the puzzle but you just can’t make it fit
Doctor says you’re cured but you still feel the pain
Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain
And you want her and she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her and she wants you
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame
No one ever is to blame
No one ever is to blame

[Warren Stupidity]

29. marriage without sex

good enough for heteros, good enough for homos, equality for all!

[Orsino]

30. "No sex, please; we're bigots." n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

31. Cowards. Absolute cowards.

How totally disappointing, yet not unexpected. Apparently the religious right is alive and well and attempting to overtake the CofE and the world-wide Anglican Communion.

[VegasWolf]

32. Is oral sex ok? You know it's really not sex. :) nt

[sonicx]

33. only the receiver

they gotta close their eyes too. ;)

[Miss Chybil]

34. ROFLMAO!

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