‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle
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Popularised by Hollywood and the wedding of the crown princess, the patriarchal ‘handover’ is catching on. Now Lutherans want to stop it

Popularised by Hollywood and the wedding of the crown princess, the patriarchal ‘handover’ is catching on. Now Lutherans want to stop it

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  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    So your issue isn't with anything to do with the wedding, but with the Guardian reporting on it?

    • dotslashme@infosec.pub
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      4 months ago

      No, I still believe the freedom of choice is the more important here. A couple should be free to chose a ceremony that they want, which the church can support or not. The church is a separate entity and like a corporation, they can set their own rules for what they allow or support, as long as it is within the legal framework of Sweden.

      My second point is that the church could have had an internal discussion about this, but they (or more likely some indiviuals) have opted to make this internal debate into a political question, inflaming the topic to such a degree that even international media covers it.