Category - marriage

Straight couple to attempt to register for civil partnership

staff writers — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:38 +0000

In the latest challenge to what many see as unfair marriage laws, a straight couple are attempting to register for a civil partnership. They say that a choice of marriage or civil partnership should be open to all couples, regardless of sexuality.

The Daily Mail's "Christian values"

Symon Hill — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:58:13 +0100

Not for the first time, the Daily Mail has got rather confused about Christian values.

Change in law needed after Quaker marriage decision

Press Office — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:01:23 +0100

The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia is proposing a new legal framework which can accommodate same-sex marriage ceremonies carried out by religious bodies.

Affirming same-sex marriage

Press Office — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:33:15 +0100

Symon Hill, associate director of the thinktank Ekklesia, who is himself a Quaker, commented as follows on the decision of the the Quakers' Yearly Meeting in York to affirm same-sex marriages:

Quakers show the way on same-sex marriage

Symon Hill — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:58:55 +0100

The Quakers have become the first major denomination in Britain to endorse same-sex marriage, putting themselves in conflict with the law. Their example is an inspiration to people in other denominations struggling for equality.

Jubilation as Quakers endorse same-sex marriage

staff writers — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:33:48 +0100

Emotions ran high in York this morning as Quakers agreed to carry out same-sex marriages on the same basis as marriages for opposite-sex couples. The decision came after an intense week of debate and reflection at British Quakers' Yearly Meeting.

Quakers on brink of decision on same-sex marriage

staff writers — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:03:42 +0100

Britain's Quakers appear to be on the brink of a decision to put same-sex and heterosexual marriage on an equal footing. This morning will see the final stage of their discussions on the issue at their Yearly Meeting in York.

C of E seeks to woo weddings back to church

staff writers — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:32:12 +0100

Keen to combat the overall decline both in church weddings and its own cultural influence as an institution, the Church of England is re-emphasising its more relaxed wedding guidelines.

Marriage and its enemy-like friends

Giles Fraser — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:37:55 +0100

Some hardline pressure groups within the church are sucking marriage into a narrow religious ghetto, associating it with suburban 1950s curtain-twitching, thus making it even less popular than it is now, says Giles Fraser.

US Episcopalians vote to allow bishops in same-sex relationships

staff writers — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:34:32 +0100

In a historic and controversial move, the Episcopal Church in the USA, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, has voted to remove the bar on priests in monogamous same-sex relationships from becoming bishops.