Christian rights cases go before Strasbourg court - a case of double standards?

[Pabmusic]

...Please help me here, Flossie ... do you think that marriage is between two people or agree with Pab that it could be between, say, 1,647,074 men and women and a herd of African elephants, if Toff Dave or Red Ed thus decreed?

If Parliament defined it thus, Scotty, not Dave, Ed or any individual. And no decrees.

[Flosshilde]

And if the elephants wished to campaign for such a definition, I'd give them my full support.

[Pabmusic]

And if the elephants wished to campaign for such a definition, I'd give them my full support.

But why on earth would an elephant want to marry a human? Not very choosy, perhaps? (Ah - the rustle of straw men )

[Flosshilde]

Tax reasons? Pension rights? So that their children would have the same name?

[Pabmusic]

Tax reasons? Pension rights? So that their children would have the same name?

What - Jumbo?

(A white horse walks into a bar and asks for a drink. "What's your fancy?" asks the barman. "Scotch" says the white horse. "Well" says the barman, "We've got Famous Grouse. We've got Glenfiddich. We've got...we've got one named after you!" The white horse looks puzzled. "What", he replies, "Eric?")

[scottycelt]

said the man who believes in the sky fairies

In contrast to Host Caliban's interesting theory expressed in another place, the colder weather might appear to be doing your lighter-hearted spirits a veritable power of good, Mr GG ...

Though I have to admit to being a bit of an agnostic regarding the sky fairies, I feel certain that some do exist, and they have every right to do so. They have my full support in this regard. Long live the sky fairies!

If the worst comes to the worst and your new-found mate, Toff Dave, gets his way over his cool new idea of marriage then I do hope that those who are employed by Mr Murdoch Jnr & Co are granted exactly the same privileges as those anywhere else..

It would be truly appalling discrimination if this were not to happen, and I would therefore remain, in all conscience, implacably opposed to the whole idea.

[Resurrection Man]

I can't figure it out either scotty, tbf; I've long regarded marriage as bourgeois institution for socially engineering compliant reproducers and consumers. .....

Classic !

[Serial_Apologist]

Classic !

Changed your caption I see, RM.

[eighthobstruction]

Changed your caption I see, RM.

Yeah well shoulder pads have been out since the 80's....

[Resurrection Man]

Yeah well shoulder pads have been out since the 80's....

Most fashions come round again. I can wait .....

[Flosshilde]

This has only the most tenuous connection with the thread, but apparently a scientist has claimed that he can re-create Neanderthal DNA, & is looking for a woman who will lend him her womb so that he can create a Neanderthal child. Perhaps we should introduce him to Scotty

[Serial_Apologist]

This has only the most tenuous connection with the thread, but apparently a scientist has claimed that he can re-create Neanderthal DNA, & is looking for a woman who will lend him her womb so that he can create a Neanderthal child. Perhaps we should introduce him to Scotty

Impossible - God put the fossil of Neanderthal Man there in the rocks - the world was only created 6,000 years ago.