Sentences with phrase «allowing civil partnership ceremonies»

«Allowing civil partnership ceremonies to have a religious content and to be held in places of worship is a significant advance for gay and religious freedom,» he said.

The change in law to allow civil partnership ceremonies to take place in places of worship was made in the Equality Act 2010 and is coming into force this year.

Not exact matches

Hot on the heels of this bombshell comes the news that religious buildings will be allowed - though not (yet) compelled - to host civil partnership ceremonies from this December.

The debate over gay marriage is back on the agenda with evidence that the government might allow religious elements into civil partnership ceremonies.

While government plans would not force churches to hold civil partnership ceremonies, the decision to allow them to do so has created a ground swell of confidence among liberal religious figures.

Another very important activity was developing a network of celebrants able to conduct non-religious funerals, weddings, naming ceremonies and same sex affirmations (before the law allowing gay civil partnerships).

Allowing time for the commencement provisions, arrangements with local registrars and the statutory notice period, we are likely to see the first civil partnership ceremonies around Christmas.