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3 June 2013
Senior Anglican warns equal marriage could force the Queen to break ‘the laws of God’ 58 The former Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir Ali, says introducing equal marriage could force the Queen to break a sovereign promise.
3 May 2013
Rhode Island Bishop warns Catholics against attending gay weddings because it may ‘harm their relationship with God’ 60 The leader of Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic Diocese has criticised the state’s decision to legalise equal marriage.
1 May 2013
Ohio: Catholic bishop defends sacking of lesbian teacher 22 Bishop Frederick Campbell said that maintaining the Catholic values of the institutions under his guidance explained why Carla Hale had to go.
26 April 2013
Caribbean: Anglican bishops warn against equal marriage and ‘redefining’ human sexuality 29 Anglican leaders meeting on the Caribbean island of Barbados have warned against efforts to bring equal marriage to the region.
2 April 2013
Irish Catholic bishop: ‘Attempts to equate same-sex unions with marriage will always fail’ 41 An Irish bishop says same-sex relationships can never be seen as “equal” to heterosexual relationships.
6 March 2013
Ruling upheld that Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples 20 A ruling by the Scottish Charity Regulator that a Catholic adoption charity was unlawfully discriminating against gay people by refusing to accept applications from unmarried couples, has been upheld.
11 February 2013
Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury warns that equal marriage supporters are ‘on wrong side of eternity’ 33 The Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury has once again preached an attack on the government's equal marriage bill, less than a week after the bill was supported by MPs in the House of Commons.
14 December 2012
Bishop of Buckingham: Church will be a fool to squander the option of ‘getting real’ by backing same-sex marriage 24 The Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson, the most senior member of the Church of England to back the Out4Marriage campaign for marriage equality has warned that the Church of England risks squandering a “precious opportunity to get real” by backing same-sex marriage.
10 October 2012
US: 63 ex-Catholic priests in Washington to announce support for equal marriage 6 A group of 63 ex-Catholic priests in the US state of Washington are due to announce their support for Referendum 74, the vote on equal marriage in the state, which will take place next month.
7 August 2012
New Archbishop of Glasgow ‘wishes he never linked MP’s death to being gay’ 92 The Archbishop-elect of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, has said he wishes he had 'never alluded' to the death of late gay MP David Cairns being linked to his sexuality when he spoke at a debate on religious freedom.
12 June 2012
Church of England: Marriage equality proposals ‘legally and conceptually flawed’ 128 The Church of England has said allowing gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies will "dilute the meaning of marriage for everyone" and put its role performing marriages on behalf of the state in jeopardy.
23 April 2012
Cutting Edge Consortium: Faithful, secularists and humanists resolve to confront religious right 22 Adrian Tippetts reports from the Cutting Edge Consortium's meeting in London this weekend, where the Bishop of Salisbury and Angela Eagle MP were among those discussing religion and homophobia.
7 March 2012
Reform Judaism backs gay marriage 29 The Movement for Reform Judaism has officially backed gay marriages in a week in which church leaders have renewed their opposition to marriage equality for gays.
16 January 2012
Chris Bryant attacks Church of England ‘silliness about homosexuality’ 34 Gay MP Chris Bryant has criticised the Church of England, writing that it “needs to forget its silliness about homosexuality” and its teaching that "homophobia is immoral” and “it’s fine and dandy to be gay just so long as you don’t do anything about it.”
15 January 2012
Gay dean to sue Church of England after twice being rejected as bishop due to his sexuality 93 Britain’s most senior openly gay cleric has threatened to sue the Church of England unless it promotes him to Bishop.
14 December 2011
Australian lesbians turn down bishop’s offer after school refuses their child 28 A couple in Australia whose child was rejected from a Catholic school because of their sexuality have been offered a place after intervention by the diocese's bishop, but they have turned down the offer.
3 November 2011
Video: Gay bishop Gene Robinson on inequality and the 99% movement 12 Openly gay Right Reverend Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire talks about the worldwide Occupy movements and the need to protect society's vulnerable.
26 October 2011
Catholic leader tells Scottish health minister that gay marriage will be ‘harmful’ 162 Catholic leaders have claimed that gay marriage will be "harmful" to society in talks with Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
6 October 2011
Cameron faces religious backlash over gay marriage comments 203 Religious leaders have criticised prime minister David Cameron's public backing for gay marriage.
12 September 2011
Scottish Catholic Church steps up attack on gay marriage 127 The Catholic Church in Scotland has intensified its attacks on proposals to give gay couples the right to marry.

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