Articles about Church In Wales

10 April 2013
Church in Wales to study gay relationships in order to ‘map out the way ahead’ 16 The Archbishop of Wales has announced a new study of gay relationships at a meeting of the Church in Wales’ governing body.
28 January 2013
Church in Wales hints that one day it may agree to marry gay couples 9 The Church in Wales has responded to the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples Bill) and says the proposals give it scope to consider sanctioning marriages for gay couples in the future.
25 January 2013
Yvette Cooper: I’m glad to be supporting the government’s same-sex marriage bill 10 Yvette Cooper, Labour’s shadow home secretary, has welcomed the publication of the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
25 January 2013
Government publishes same-sex marriage bill for England & Wales 51 The government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has officially been published.
24 January 2013
Same-sex marriage bill introduced in House of Commons 86 The government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has officially been introduced in the House of Commons by Culture Secretary Maria Miller.
23 January 2013
Exclusive: Philip Hammond: Government’s marriage reforms don’t protect faith groups 54 The defence secretary says he has “concerns" about the government’s proposed equal marriage bill - and faces an equal marriage protest at the University of London this Friday.
12 January 2013
A thousand Catholic priests fear that equal marriage marks a return to ‘centuries of persecution’ 293 More than a thousand Catholic priests have signed a letter saying that if equal marriage is legalised it could threaten religious freedom in a way last seen during "centuries of persecution" of Catholics in Britain.
10 January 2013
Liam Fox: Gays should be treated with respect – but banned from marrying 50 Former defence secretary Liam Fox says as a medical doctor same-sex relationships are a variant of the spectrum of human sexual behavior, although this does not mean he approves of the government’s equal marriage plans.
10 January 2013
Exclusive: David Blunkett: Equal marriage plans are ‘a complete dog’s dinner’ 37 Labour’s former home secretary David Blunkett has described the government’s equal marriage plans for England and Wales as a “complete dog’s dinner”.
21 December 2012
Archbishop of Wales to meet Government to tell them not to ban his church from performing same-sex marriages 24 The Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, will today tell the British Government not to go ahead with a proposed legislative ban on same-sex marriage.
18 December 2012
Muslim council wants exemption from “discriminatory” marriage equality law 79 Muslim leaders have spoken out about upcoming marriage equality legislation to say that all religions should be allowed exemption from the law, not just the Church of England and Church in Wales.
17 December 2012
Gay Essex dads to sue government over church same-sex marriage ban 91 Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow plan to mount a legal challenge over the government’s decision to ban gay couples from marrying in the Church of England.
16 December 2012
Anglican vicars say they will defy equal marriage ban on Church of England 53 Vicars from the Church of England have threatened to find a way of bypassing the ban on the church performing same-sex weddings in upcoming marriage equality legislation, by blessing ceremonies held in other churches.
15 December 2012
Archbishop of Wales: Equal marriage ban for Church in Wales ‘a total shock’ 37 The head of the Anglican Church in Wales has said the church will attempt to persuade the UK government to drop plans to make it illegal for same-sex marriages to be performed there, in upcoming equal marriage legislation.
14 December 2012
Church of England: We weren’t consulted over the government’s same-sex marriage ban 51 The Church of England says it only learnt of the government’s plan to ban it from performing same-sex marriages when Culture Secretary Maria Miller took to the Commons despatch box on Tuesday.
13 December 2012
Church of England: We can live with the government’s marriage reforms 35 The Church of England has hinted that it could one day conduct marriages for gay couples despite its current opposition to the idea.
12 December 2012
Scotland refuses to ban ‘any church’ from providing same-sex marriages 23 All religious institutions – including the Church of Scotland – will be free to decide for themselves if they would like to provide marriages for gay couples, under plans announced today.
12 December 2012
Archbishop of Wales: Banning churches from same-sex marriages is a step too far 64 The Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan says making it illegal for the Church in Wales to offer marriages for gay couples is a "step too far" and believes the government should reconsider its plans.
13 June 2012
Church in Wales wants exemption from conducting gay wedding ceremonies 31 A day after the Church of England published its response to the government consultation on equal marriage in England and Wales, the Church in Wales has submitted its own response, seeking exemptions from being forced to conduct wedding ceremonies for gay couples.

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