Not sure what you're asking here...
Only mixed-sex couples can currently get married. Only same-sex couples can currently get a civil partnership. The two things are supposed to convey the same rights (so we are told) but the fact that they are still legally separate institutions leads to certain technicalities.
"Marriage" doesn't mean "religious". A registry office marriage is legally the same thing as a marriage conducted in a church.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 0:18,
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It wasn't the religious aspect I was asking for.
You answered my question anyway though! Thank you. =D
I read once that in France opposite sex couples were joining in civil partnerships instead of being "married" (all these terms...) as they didn't want marriage but did want the legal benefits of being a couple. I was wondering if that could be done here.
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vix0r was not Matthew on, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 0:35,
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I don't personally see the point in having two separate but identical institutions,
I don't know what the socio-religious politics are like in France but I get the impression they've been tending towards generally anti-religious sentiments since the revolution. We don't as a nation have the same culture of separation of church and state as they do. They actually banned Burkas, I don't think that would be possible here. Religious freedom is more our thing.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 0:45,
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