Articles about Unitarians

22 April 2013
US: Unitarian Universalist president condemns Boy Scouts for continuing with gay adult leaders ban 5 The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to suggest lifting the ban on gay youth members “is a step in the right direction,” says the president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
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.
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.
18 January 2013
Comment: ‘Offended by marriage equality’: the admission of a lost argument 102 A number of MPs recently have stated they will oppose marriage equality because they don't want to 'offend' religious people.
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".
7 December 2012
Unitarians welcome government support for religious same-sex marriages 3 The Chief Officer of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches has welcomed claims the government will announce its support for religious same-sex marriages next week.
5 October 2012
Stephen Fry attacks Church ‘extremists’ who oppose marriage equality in @Out4Marriage video 41 Stephen Fry has called on the government to allow faith groups to provide marriage ceremonies to same-sex couples, in a video for the Out4Marriage campaign.
29 May 2012
Religious groups urge David Cameron to maintain equal marriage support 18 Quakers in Britain, Unitarians and Liberal Judaism have written to the Prime Minister urging him to see through his commitment to change marriage laws to enable gay couples to marry and asking him to allow them to perform gay weddings.
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.
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.

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