Another nail in the coffin of decent,civilised ,Christian behaviour .

Speaking as a practising Christian, and a Roman Catholic one at that, I don't see that. We don't have to get into an exchange of biblical quotations here, since we (and I guess most readers of this thread) will be pretty familiar with them already. But to me allowing gay union is much more in accord with the Christian message than to refuse a committed partner the right to be recognised *by the law*. And be clear: we are talking about the relationship between individuals and the state here, not religion.