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.
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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.
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.