Sentences with phrase «gay civil ceremonies»

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I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.

, I don't think in my lifetime I will have to worry about that question coming up in the Catholic church, but gay people should have the right to marry in a civil ceremony in all 50 states as I do.

A gay vicar's decision to hold a «commitment» ceremony at his own church to mark his civil partnership is reportedly creating tensions within the parish.

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But exactly how does refusing to conduct a same - sex civil partnership ceremony, or refusing to give sex therapy to gay couples, impinge on anyone's rights?

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

Late last month Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley issued a memo which stated that chaplains may officiate the marriage and civil union ceremonies of gay couples in states where it's legal, including those taking place on military installations.

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

However, unlike in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Canada, gay couples in Britain will not hold the legal title of marriage, and only sign exclusively civil documents, rather than exchange spoken words in a civil or religious ceremony.

«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.

Gay couples will soon be able to have their civil ceremonies in religious buildings, after the government announced plans to change the law.

The BHA has responded in light of remarks made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, stating that the Church of England would not support permit civil partnership ceremonies to be held in its churches, nor would it support any attempts to have equal gay marriage.

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).

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