Saying prayers for civil unions
The Rev Canon Giles Fraser of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and Ruth Gledhill of The Times discuss impending legislation that would allow gays and lesbians to celebrate their civil partnerships with religious ceremonies in the United Kingdom.
Simon Sarmiento has rounded up a range of opinion on this issue. There are a number of complex arguments advanced in these essays, and my only response is that I am made nervous by people who argue that the state does not have the power to alter civil law.
