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Category - same-sex couples

25 Jan 2013

Religious groups welcome draft Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill

Religious groups have issued statements welcoming the UK government's Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill, which is officially published today.
18 Mar 2012

Government consultation on same-sex marriage
16 Jan 2012

Growing number of C of E churches wish to register Civil Partnerships

Almost 100 Church of England churches would want to explore registering their buildings to offer Civil Partnerships if the Church of England would allow it.
29 Sep 2011

Scotland's gay marriage consultation creates debate among faith groups

The Scottish government has begun a 14-week public consultation, through to 9 December, on the question of legalising marriage for gay couples.
25 May 2011

Churches, marriage and same-sex relationships

This week, the Church of Scotland has been discussing a specially commissioned report on Same Sex Relationships and the Ministry at its General Assembly in Edinburgh. Alison Jasper from the University of Stirling unpacks the issues, as part of the Critical Religion series.
25 May 2011

What the Kirk decided

There has been some uncertainty as to what the Church of Scotland General Assembly actually voted for, and against, on the issue of coupled same-sex ministers and related issues. on Monday 23 May 2011.
31 Aug 2010

Historic Italian Protestant churches agree to bless same-sex couples

The joint synod of Italy's Waldensian and Methodist Protestant churches has agreed to authorise the blessing of same-sex couples in church.
30 May 2010

Malawian gay couple pardoned after global concern

President Bingu of Malawi has pardoned the couple, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who were recently senenced to 14 years hard labour on charges of homosexuality.
27 May 2010

Malawian authorities 'vindictive' in splitting jailed gay couple

Human rights advocates have condemned as "cruel and vindictive" the the decision by the Malawian authorities to to split up jailed couple Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga.
10 Apr 2010

Where's Grayling?

The first week of the Conservative Party's election campaign has reminded me of the series of books entitled Where's Wally?, in which readers are challenged to search for a glimpse of an individual who has been made almost invisible. Since the Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Grayling, was recorded attacking the rights of same-sex couples, the Tories have kept him in the background, despite his senior position in their party.

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