Articles about Liberal Judaism

23 May 2013
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: I’ve not come out strongly against same-sex unions, but we don’t do them 59 Speaking to Sir David Frost, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, has rejected a suggestion that he had “come out strongly” against same-sex unions.
13 March 2013
US: Gay rabbi elected leader of his association for the first time in a national movement 2 For the first time an openly gay man has been chosen to lead a national rabbinical association in the US.
1 February 2013
UK: Pro-gay Christians urged to pray ahead of same-sex marriage vote 27 Christians who support equal marriage will hold a Day of Prayer on Sunday ahead of next week’s vote by MPs on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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.
9 December 2012
Conservative MP: ‘Most parents would prefer their children not to be gay’ 75 A Conservative MP has spoken out against the coalition government's plans to allow marriage equality, saying their intentions are "barking mad".
20 June 2012
Chief Rabbi’s opposition to marriage equality and civil partnerships ‘regrettable’ 22 The Chief Rabbi's response to the government's public consultation on marriage equality, in which both marriage for gay couples and civil partnerships were opposed, has been described as 'regrettable' by Liberal Judaism.
16 April 2012
Higher fees ‘prohibiting civil partnership ceremonies in religious buildings’ 76 The fees religious premises must pay before they can hold civil partnerships have been called 'prohibitive', with churches, synagogues and mosques required to pay ten times more to host gay civil partnership ceremonies than they do to host straight weddings.
22 March 2012
Comment: Britain must stop fudging its way to equality and let religions marry gay couples 35 Following the launch of the government's public consultation on how to implement equal civil marriage rights, Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, the co-chair of Rabbinic Conference of Liberal Judaism, says religious ceremonies must be included in the final result.
16 March 2012
Comment: Equal marriage plans must include religion, writes Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 209 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Yvette Cooper says the Government's plans for marriage equality must go further if they are to respect religious freedom and tackle discrimination.
15 March 2012
Religious groups welcome consultation on allowing gays to marry 20 Spokespeople for Liberal Judaism, Quakers in Britain and the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches have welcomed the government's consultation on how to lift the ban on gay marriages in England and Wales.
14 December 2011
House of Lords urged to reject challenge to civil partnership rules tomorrow 70 Religious leaders have written an open letter to the House of Lords calling on them to reject the challenge facing the regulations for religious civil partnerships tomorrow.
2 November 2011
Religious representatives meet minister to support gay marriage 41 Liberal Judaism, the Quakers and the Unitarians sent representatives ahead of the government's consultation on equal marriage.
31 October 2011
Glasgow council adds support to gay marriage consultation 20 While religious leaders are divided on their views, Scotland's largest city council votes in favour of gay marriage proposals.
12 October 2011
Comment: Let faiths celebrate gay marriages 65 Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, the co-chair of Rabbinic Conference of Liberal Judaism, says the government must include religious ceremonies in the forthcoming gay marriage consultation.
2 June 2011
First same-sex Jewish marriage takes place in Manchester 108 The first same-sex Jewish partnership ceremony officially to be termed a marriage by Liberal Judaism - a major British progressive strand of the religion - took place in Manchester last weekend.
23 February 2010
Bishops call for gay civil partnerships in church 43 Senior clergy in the Church of England called today to lift the ban on gay couples having civil partnerships in church.
26 January 2010
Government will consider religious civil partnerships 19 The government has agreed to consider allowing civil partnerships to be held in religious premises after a debate in the House of Lords last night.
14 December 2009
Coalition calls on Lords to reject religious exemptions in Equality Bill 12 A coalition of liberal religious and social justice groups is calling on the House of Lords to reject religious opt-outs from the Equality Bill.

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