Sentences with phrase «civil marriage»

They are bringing the day of civil marriage much, much closer.

If the believers don't want to participate in civil marriages, they can form their own religious unions.

The consultation will only cover civil marriage for same sex couples and not religious marriage.

Soon afterwards, it was declared that only civil marriages would be legally recognized.

Civil partners were given virtually identical rights and responsibilities as opposite - sex couples entering into civil marriage.

Civil marriage laws offers some protection against that which contributes to social stability; but have no power to affect a healthy spousal relationship.

Some Catholic and evangelical leaders have examined whether they should stop signing civil marriage certificates.

All those lesbian and gay couples who have publicly celebrated their civil partnerships have brought the day of civil marriages much, much closer.

But the state also offers and sanctions civil marriages.

I propose dropping the term civil marriage and adopting the term government marriage.

You don't get to restrict civil marriage to be limited to those that you approve of.

Is so - called «equal civil marriage» a priority?

Civil marriage becomes a more extending form of family.

The North American courts can require equal access to marriage confident that civil marriage alone will be affected; here, one may question whether there is any such thing.

Same - sex couples deserve the right to join in civil marriage, and it is simply unfair to deny them the freedom to make this decision for themselves and their families.

With the exception of parenting, where reform is urgently needed, civil partnership provides almost all of the responsibilities and rights of civil marriage.

The hundreds of lesbian and gay couples who have celebrated their civil partnerships have brought the day of civil marriages much, much closer.

Sexual orientation became a prohibited ground of discrimination in the mid-1990s, following which same - sex marriage became legal in Ontario in 2002, and in eight other provinces and territories in rapid succession thereafter, until the introduction of the federal Civil Marriage Act in 2005 legalized same - sex marriage throughout the country.

As of November 16, the Irish state is the first in the world to legalize same - sex civil marriage by popular vote.

«Based on the success of civil partnerships, Ireland is rapidly evolving to supporting civil marriage as the next step for lesbian and gay couples.»

There were 168,500 civil marriages contracted in 2002, accounting for two - thirds of all marriages.

«Our faith traditions teach us that all people are children of God, deserving of love, dignity and equal treatment, and we the undersigned therefore believe that gay and lesbian New Yorkers in committed, loving relationships should be able to protect each other with the critical safety - net provided by civil marriage.

The congregation of St. Aidan's voted to leave the Synod of the Diocese of Huron after the Bishop of the Synod accepted a resolution to «grant permission to clergy, whose conscience permits, to bless the duly solemnized and registered civil marriages between same - sex couples.»

In his retirement, former state Supreme Court Justice Marrus has become one of five Judges for Love, a group of former New York justices who perform civil marriage ceremonies for couples who want more pomp and circumstance than is provided by a quick trip to City Hall.

However, gay people should not be allowed to take advantage of the financial benefits of civil marriage because that would be unBiblical or immoral or something like that.

We are talking about civil marriage ceremonies - the sort currently conducted in register offices, country houses and hotels... People of faith have nothing to fear [sic] from our proposals.

The Stonewall Democrats of WNY and another group, Outspoken for Equality, issued a joined statement thanking the singer for, as Stonewall President Bryan Ball put it, using «her power and influence to encourage Western New Yorkers to lobby our new Sen. Mark Gristanti on why it is crucial he support civil marriage equality in New York.»

Campaigners are today taking their bid to overturn bans against gay civil marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships to the European court of human rights (ECHR).

The New York State Senate now has the chance to do what the Assembly has done twice, and what a majority of New Yorkers support and that is to vote to allow same - sex couples access to marriage and the 1324 rights and protections that come with a New York State civil marriage license.

Rather, when confronted by the pastoral reality of people who wanted to remarry after widowhood, or after divorce, the Church, recognized civil marriages and focused entirely on the reintegration of the remarried into the Church through prayer and fasting.

@YeahRight: I agree; besides, no matter what one quotes, there is still absolutely no reason to deny civil marriage to gay people.

Many pastors support civil marriages for same sex couples but would not perform the rite themselves.

This affidavit provides a clear picture of how each jurisdiction provides civil marriage services and how they accommodate same - sex marriages.

We will ask couples to seek civil marriage separately from their church - related vows and blessings.

Mark from Middle River, are you saying that civil rights including civil marriage should be decided according to the bible?

I used to be sceptical about claims not to be aware of the Church's law, but when the grandmothers began to protest that they did not know that Catholics were bound to celebrate their marriage in Church and that a merely civil marriage was invalid, I had to admit that our Catholic education and catechesis had indeed failed to that degree, and that the ignorance was genuine.

Although civil marriage is not yet available for same sex couples in the UK, the Government announced in 2011 that it would review the issue as part of its commitment to advancing LGBT equality.

Civil marriages performed under the Marriage Act, 1949 can not include religious elements, including prayers, readings from religious texts or religious songs.

The federal Civil Marriage Act explicitly provides for the freedom of religion for churches and religious groups.

Please join us in this pledge to separate civil marriage from Christian marriage by adding your name.

But the newly proposed language on gays and civil marriages represents a «pastoral earthquake,» said one veteran Vatican journalist.

«The same - sex civil marriage debate is not about anyone's private behavior,» they claim, «but about legal recognition.

Wait until civil marriage equality goes national in 2013, and Hobby Lobby has to cover legal same - gender spouses.