New YouGov poll shows majority of Britons support same-sex marriages and civil partnerships for straight couples Newspaper headlines on the state of the Marriage (Same- Sex Couples) bill now in its third reading in parliament, suggest that the bill is…
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Vatican Spokesman Accepts Legal Recognition of Same – Sex Unions
The orthotoxic Catholic blogosphere is in a frenzy over reports that Fr Frederico Lombardi has expressed some support for the legal recognition of same – sex unions. All refer back for their source, to an Italian blogpost by Rossoporpora, which…
Equal Marriage, in Church: UK Government Proposal
The British government has now released its formal response to the consultation on equal marriage, and the result is possibly more favorable to equality than we could have anticipated a few months ago. The original terms of reference for the consultation ruled…
Celebrating Our Relationships
One of the dangers in focussing too much in the controversies over same – sex marriage, whether in church or as civil marriage, is that of ignoring or marginalising other forms of relationship – such as civil partnerships. In our workshop…
AP: “NH House kills gay marriage repeal bill”
The Associated Press headline above is misleading. The NH legislators did not simply “kill” the bill to repeal marriage equality – they slaughtered it, then it was hung drawn and quartered, and impaled on stakes outside the legislature as a…
Now you have your say on plans for Gay Civil Marriage Equality
The Government’s plans for civil marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples have now been published. You have 12 weeks until 14 June 2012 to send in your views. The plan is to change the law in England and Wales…
UK Marriage Consultation: Trans – inclusive Details Published
The British Home Office today published detail of the government’s proposals to amend the current marriage legislation. In the media storm over this issue, there’s been a great deal of misinformation disseminated, and some important details overlooked. One key item,…
English Bishop Backs Gay Marriage: Queer Ferment in the Anglican Church.
For years, the major focus of controversy in the Church of England has been over the appointment of women bishops. That debate has now been all but settled (even the opponents agree that change is inevitable). Issues around full LGBT…
House of Lords rejects peer’s challenge to religious civil partnership rules – The motion to reintroduce the ban on civil partnerships in religious premises has been withdrawn by Baroness O’Cathain after it was debated today in the House of Lords.…
Catholics Should Support Civil Partnerships, in Church.
At the Catholic Herald, William Oddie is on another rant about Archbishop Nichols and civil partnerships. As usual, he stokes the fires of his and his readers’ anger with several misrepresentation of facts, but buried in the hysteria he quotes,…
