Singer George Michael has said gay
marriage shouldn't be forced on churches.
The 49-year-old Michael made his
comments during an appearance on Scottish radio station Clyde 1 last
week.
Speaking on the George & Suzie
in the Morning show, Michael was asked his thoughts on Scotland's
gay marriage debate.
“Civil registration partnerships are
legally correct,” he said. “They give people the same rights as
people in marriage. But I don't believe in forcing it and I think if
will fail if you force churches who don't believe in it to have gay
marriage ceremonies.”
“But there are plenty of Scottish
churches apparently that are saying they will go ahead and do them.
And I think on that basis then yeah, absolutely, I think it's a
perfectly healthy move.”
“I don't think it's a healthy move to
force homophobia out of the church, it just will never happen. And
if you try, then you just prolong the argument.”
“People probably think there's
something terribly different going on. There's not. It's the
difference between the legal rights of marriage and the word
marriage. For one, I don't really understand when you want to join a
religion that doesn't want them. But it should be their choice.”
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