It has only religious officials who have licences to marry, plus judicial officials and municipal clerks. (slaw.ca)
Speaking to politics.co.uk, gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said opponents were trying to prevent religious officials from making their own decisions on civil partnerships. (politics.co.uk)
The greatest present bar to a mature religious orientation in public education is the assumption that the church and the synagogue are the only appropriate channels for religion, and that anything done about religion in the schools must be accomplished through these channels or at least with the official approval and sanction of the recognized religious officials. (religion-online.org)