Articles about Religious Premises

15 December 2011
House of Lords rejects peer’s challenge to religious civil partnership rules 118 The motion to reintroduce the ban on civil partnerships in religious premises has been withdrawn by Baroness O’Cathain after it was debated today in the House of Lords.
5 December 2011
Call for congregations to reject Church ban as religious civil partnerships come into effect 29 Peter Tatchell has called on priests and congregations to reject the Church of England's ban on civil partnerships in their churches, as new regulations allowing come into effect today. The Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 come into force today, and lift the ban on places of religious worship holding civil partnership ceremonies.
2 December 2011
Church of Scotland will follow “will of God” to oppose gay marriage 137 The Church of Scotland has made its official response to the Scottish government's consultation, standing in opposition to equal marriage rights for gay couples, saying it has "a responsibility to shape public opinion in accordance with what it understands to be the will of God."
21 November 2011
Tory peers “planning to oppose” rules for civil partnerships on religious premises 144 New rules allowing religious establishments to hold civil partnerships are reportedly criticised for not giving enough protection to those which do not want to hold ceremonies.
2 November 2011
Civil partnerships in religious premises “by the end of the year” 122 Report published today says religious institutions will be able to apply to hold ceremonies before the end of December.
19 September 2011
Labour says it will pressure government for gay marriage 36 Labour says it will pressure the coalition government to ensure that marriage equality is enacted.
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.
11 January 2010
Religious civil partnerships amendment tabled in Lords 68 An amendment to the Equality Bill which would allow civil partnerships to be held in church was tabled in the House of Lords today.

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