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Gay 'marriages' to be allowed in church
Ministers are proposing to change the law to allow homosexual couples to "marry" in traditional religious ceremonies – including in church.
Civil partnership ceremonies have to be secular and cannot contain any religious element Photo: ALAMY
By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor
8:30PM GMT 12 Feb 2011
Lynne Featherstone, the Liberal Democrat equalities minister, is expected shortly to outline firm plans to lift the current ban on civil partnerships being conducted in places of worship.
In a political "win" for Nick Clegg and his party, the Coalition will also say that such ceremonies should for the first time be allowed to have a religious element, such as hymn-singing and readings from the Bible.
They could, it is understood, also be carried out in the future out by priests or other religious figures.
The landmark move will please equality campaigners but is likely to prompt a fierce backlash from mainstream Christian leaders, as well as some Right-leaning Tories.
Malizia stori kwenye chanzo!
Ministers are proposing to change the law to allow homosexual couples to "marry" in traditional religious ceremonies – including in church.
Civil partnership ceremonies have to be secular and cannot contain any religious element Photo: ALAMY
By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor
8:30PM GMT 12 Feb 2011
Lynne Featherstone, the Liberal Democrat equalities minister, is expected shortly to outline firm plans to lift the current ban on civil partnerships being conducted in places of worship.
In a political "win" for Nick Clegg and his party, the Coalition will also say that such ceremonies should for the first time be allowed to have a religious element, such as hymn-singing and readings from the Bible.
They could, it is understood, also be carried out in the future out by priests or other religious figures.
The landmark move will please equality campaigners but is likely to prompt a fierce backlash from mainstream Christian leaders, as well as some Right-leaning Tories.
Malizia stori kwenye chanzo!