The Taijitu Tavern

[Templarios]

My oppinion in the matter is that when it comes to marriages, the state should only regulate at what's the earliest age one is allowed to marry and how close blood-ties you may have with your intended spouse or spouses.
However, when it comes to the religious ceremonies surrounding marriages it should be up to each congregation who is allowed to use their facilities and up to each priest to decide who he/she would perform the ceremony for.

I agree, especially with the second part. I am on my way to becoming a vicar in the church of England (same as a priest) but the government is now talking about saying i can not refuse to marry people even if i disagree with them in some reasonable form. Personally, if that became the case, i would have serious problems and i know other vicars who are thinking the same.

[The Empire]

For simplicity, I think the adminitrative part of a marriage and the ceremonial part may even be separated completely, so to get married in the eyes of the law, you go to the town hall or courthouse and sign their marital documents and wether you have a ceremony or not and where you have it if you do has no relevance to the legal procedures.

[Bara]

hmmm...this place is boring now....

*throws a rock at emp*

Tal did it!

[Templarios]

For simplicity, I think the adminitrative part of a marriage and the ceremonial part may even be separated completely, so to get married in the eyes of the law, you go to the town hall or courthouse and sign their marital documents and wether you have a ceremony or not and where you have it if you do has no relevance to the legal procedures.

You can do that already in England but also  some vicars are registrars so you have the legal and religious bits done at the same time (make sense?).

But even so, could be illegal for a vicar to refuse the religious part of the ceremony even if they are already legally married.

[Bara]

*throws a rock at temp*

Shut up!!!

[Talmann]

*Notices Bara's attempts at rock-throwing aren't going very far*
'ey Twitch! That's not a rock...
*flies off and returns with a boulder in hand*
Now THAT'S a rock!
*hurls boulder at Baratwitch*

[Larry]

*goes outside and looks at the sign*

Ah, here's the problem. Someone's crossed out "tavern" and written "debate hall".

*fixes it*

Now things should get back to normal. Or abnormal.

[Pachamama]

FLAMETHROWER ATTACK.

*Throws in some poisoned whip cream bombs*

"Now that should get things back to normal. Or at least to ususal."

[B9 perspective]

Bartender! This HOT tottie ain't HOT.....uh oh..a complaint...where's Meri? add it to the count, nah...add it to her bill...

[Pachamama]

Puts the tottie in the microwave and switches to "Surface of the sun"

Then puts on protective goggles a asbestos suit and gloves removing the still glowing tottie with a pair of large pliers.

"One hot tottie, here you go"

[Bara]

*pukes on pach*

that was fun

[B9 perspective]

*shouts* " Burn Baby Burn!!!!!!!!!"
and *wonders* if Twitchy will stop drinking and puking long enough to accept his nomination as Delegate of Taijitu. "Um...Twitch? visited the Elections thread lately?"
* then breathes fire*

[Talmann]

*starts laughing uncontrollably*
Bara....the...heheh.. the... Bara the... ahahaha... Delegate...
*after about 5-10 minutes, Talmann gets up, tears in his eyes*
Whoo! That was a good joke there b9. Funniest damn thing I've heard in a while....
*looks at b9* What? You mean you were serious?!?
*falls back on the floor laughing*

[Bara]

Well, Al said i could be Al's Vice Delegate...

pwned,

[Larry]

Seriously, Bara, go and accept your nomination. It'll make this election much more interesting.