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Europe Minister Chris Bryant likely to be first to hold civil partnership ceremony at the Houses of Parliament - Guardian

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.

Not very long ago Ben Summerskill of the campaigning organisation Stonewall said «Right now faiths shouldn't be forced to hold civil partnerships, although in 10 or 20 years that may change.»

«It was petty and authoritarian to ban faith organisations like the Quakers from holding civil partnership ceremonies, when they clearly expressed a wish to do so.

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No faith community can be penalised for not requesting to hold civil partnerships.

And yet a coalition of conservative Christian groups continues to insist that this measure exposes them to litigation from those seeking to force them to hold civil partnerships against their will.

Continue reading «Baroness O'Cathain withdraws attempt to delay regulations allowing religious groups to hold civil partnerships»»

Baroness O'Cathain withdraws attempt to delay regulations allowing religious groups to hold civil partnerships

The couple are Sophie Chandler and Sarah Louise Wiggett who held their civil partnership on 30th July 2012 at Court Garden Farm, Ditchling East Sussex... Read more»

The GC held civil partnership (CP) distinguishable as a publicly recognised, legally effective relationship entailing both rights and obligations — language that could describe any contract.

Not exact matches

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.

A gay vicar's decision to hold a «commitment» ceremony at his own church to mark his civil partnership... More

«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.

Such a move would make civil partnerships effectively indistinguishable from traditional weddings, given that parliament recently allowed for them to be held in churches and other places of worship when it amended the Equality Act.

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.

In March 2010, an amendment tabled by Lord Alli gained cross-party support to remove the ban on civil partnerships being held on religious premises.

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Further, the Court has already held that such civil partnerships have an intrinsic value for persons in the applicants» position, irrespective of the legal effects, however narrow or extensive, that they would produce (see Vallianatos, cited above, § 81).

Couples can hold a ceremony or have a simple conversion at a registry office and obtain a marriage certificate which is backdated to the date of the civil partnership.

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A civil partnership ceremony had to be held at an approved venue.