Gay friend is getting married

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I’ve never attended a wedding other than my own that I had to be there. I’ve always had a choice. So do you. You can be polite about the fact that you cannot attend.
 
Thorolfr said:
How does the government know that two cohabitating men or women are in a “romantic” relationship? Since romance usually takes place behind closed doors, that would be fairly diffficult to prove.
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It usually arises because one or both of them claim they are partners.
 
BabyWitch said:
I understand his hesitation, but I don’t think him attending the wedding is showing support for sin. Instead, it’s showing his friend that he’s happy for him and wishes him the best.
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It kind of suggests the attendee sees the situation as a good thing, worthy of celebration, don’t you think?
 
Rau said:
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Thorolfr:
How does the government know that two cohabitating men or women are in a “romantic” relationship? Since romance usually takes place behind closed doors, that would be fairly diffficult to prove.
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It usually arises because one or both of them claim they are partners.
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How does the government know that they claim they’re partners? Is someone in the government going to interview their friends? Two gay men claiming that they’re partners is not something that gets recorded on any official government records in the US since it has no legal standing unless they’re registered “domestic partners.” It’s something that they tell their friends or their family.
 
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Thorolfr said:
How does the government know that they claim they’re partners?
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Usually one, the other or both write it on a government form.
Thorolfr said:
Two gay men claiming that they’re partners is not something that gets recorded on any official government records in the US since it has no legal standing unless they’re registered “domestic partners.”
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Neither the poster who raised the issue nor I nor many others in this forum address this or other matters from a US centric position.
 
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Rau said:
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Thorolfr:
How does the government know that they claim they’re partners?
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Usually one, the other or both write it on a government form.
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What kind of government form would someone write it on? Most government forms ask if someone is married or not married or possibly divorced. I’ve never seen any that ask if someone has a “partner.”
 
Thorolfr said:
What kind of government form would someone write it on? Most government forms ask if someone is married or not married or possibly divorced. I’ve never seen any that ask if someone has a “partner.”
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I suspect your familiarity is with US forms?

In some jurisdictions, governments legislated you provide persons in de facto relationships including same sex couples with largely the same rights as married persons. I can’t name the forms as they aren’t applicable to me.
 
Polak said:
If it’s two people with a very strong friendship but no physical attraction, who just want to avoid loneliness, then why not just remain as friends and simply spend a lot of time with each other, or even live together (as housemates would)?
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That can be done.

However if one falls ill and is hospitalized, can the friend have hospital visiting right or is that right only reserved for family members? Civil partners can visit each other at hospital but friends can’t.
 
Sarcelle said:
However if one falls ill and is hospitalized, can the friend have hospital visiting right or is that right only reserved for family members? Civil partners can visit each other at hospital but friends can’t.
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I keep hearing about this right to visit the person in hospital as if it was the main reason two people want to have a civil union. Te be honest it sounds like a cover ‘reason’ to have a same-sex union, and isn’t the real intention.
 
First off, welcome home and God bless you. Your predicament isn’t that unusual, really. We are called to stand up for the Truth, no matter what. You can simply explain, “I follow what the Church teaches because I believe it to be true. I cannot attend your ceremony, nor could I attend a ceremony of someone who was divorced and remarrying. It goes against my faith. I love you and will pray for you.” If your friend wants to make your life miserable because of it, that’s on him. Jesus went through worse when He stood up for Truth and He will be with you in whatever you end up going through. What’s important it, your conscious will be clear and when you stand before Jesus in judgement, You can honestly say, “Lord, I tried.” There’s a passage in EZeikiel somewhere where God says if we try to get someone to turn away from their sin and they refuse to listen, they will pay for it. If we refuse to even try, we will pay for it, too. It’s worded different but the gist of it is, we’re expected to try. You’ll be ok. Stand up for Truth. God Bless.
 
Ralph Martin posted a Youtube addressing this topic just a couple of days ago. It is obviously a painful topic for many who have children, or relatives, or friends, living a lifestyle that defies Church teaching. I believe wholeheartedly in Martin’s message–he speaks the truth–so thought it might be helpful to others.
 
I would imagine whoever is written down at an emergency contact would be allowed to visit. And, since we’re all related in some way if you go back to Adam and Eve (or Noah), you could honestly say whatever person is a family member…
 
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