Sentences with phrase «legalising same»

Last June the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5:4 in favour of legalising same - sex marriage.

We will not let them browbeat us into legalising same - sex marriage.

[40] On 2 November 2015, the Northern Ireland Assembly voted for a fifth time on the question of legalising same - sex marriage.

In 2012, when the Conservative Party launched its consultation into legalising same - sex marriages, Blackman suggested that David Cameron should resurrect Section 28, stating that he strongly believed that «Section 28 was the right rules to have in school so that we should not in any way shape or form promote same - sex relationships» and said he would be «very opposed» to seeing teachers being forced to say same - sex relationships are equivalent to heterosexual relationships.

The US Supreme Court's decision in Windsor v. US, in June 2013, holding that denial of federal tax benefits to same - sex widow Edith Windsor, which she would have received if her spouse had been male, was unconstitutional, has speeded up the process of legalising same - sex marriage in New Jersey, and may do so in other US states as well.

The predominantly Catholic island nation of Malta will join much of Western Europe by legalising same - sex... More

A nonbinding postal survey found that 62 per cent of Australians resisted pressure from Church leaders by voting in favour of legalising same - sex marriage.

Results released overnight reveal Australians have resisted pressure from Church leaders by voting in favour of legalising same - sex marriage by 61.6 per cent to...

Results released overnight reveal Australians have resisted pressure from Church leaders by voting in favour of legalising same - sex marriage by 61.6 per cent to 38.4 per cent.

The US supreme court legalised same - sex marriage nationwide in June 2015.

German politicians have voted to legalise same - sex marriage, despite opposition from the Christian Social Union party (CSU).

The Netherlands became the first to legalise same sex marriage in 2001, followed by Belgium in 2003, Spain and Canada 2005, South Africa 2006, Norway and Sweden 2009, and Portugal, Iceland and Argentina in 2010.

The High Court in Belfast has today rejected a claim brought by a same - sex couple who got married in England and wanted to have their marriage legally recognised in Northern Ireland, and by two other couples who wished to challenge the failure of the Northern Ireland Assembly to legalise same - sex marriages.

Two weeks before the Government's consultation on same - sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, «This House Would Legalise Same - Sex Marriage».

It finds efforts to legislate for humanist marriage have been delayed, partly because of the huge backlash against the coalition government's bid to legalise same - sex marriage.

Ministerial aide David Burrowes, one of the leading opponents of the plans to legalise same - sex marriage, said it was «unprecedented» for more than half the party to fail to support a Government Bill.

Now a public advocate for marriage equality, thanks to his «Blue Neighbourhood» music video series highlighting the pressures same - sex couples face, Troye, like a lot of Australia, is embarrassed that we haven't stepped our game up and legalised same - sex marriage.

It's the only country in Africa, and indeed the fifth country in the world, to legalise same - sex marriag...

In this conventional view of power, Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery, high court judges legalised same - sex marriage and Angela Merkel pulled the plug on nuclear power.

Not exact matches

It's after Australian politicians refused to let the people decide whether same - sex marriage should be legalised.

According to Neil Addison, a specialist in discrimination law, «once same - sex marriage has been legalised then the partners to such a marriage are entitled to exactly the same rights as partners in a heterosexual marriage.

Since the legalising of same - sex marriage in the United States this summer, surprisingly few Catholics have voiced their dissent, either in pulpit or public square.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

Most of us evangelicals in Canada, regardless of personal beliefs about homosexuality, can admit that since same - sex marriage has been legalised in Canada, our society has not gone to hell in a hand basket, nor has traditional marriage, or our families been under attack.

The Catholic archbishop of Sydney has warned religious people will face discrimination suits and even lose their jobs, businesses and political careers if same - sex marriage is legalised in the country.

«The fact that same - sex marriage has been legalised on three continents demonstrates progress in equality.

New stats reveal: only legalising humanist marriages will give same - sex couples a meaningful choice of type of marriage ceremony

The government was compelled this week to state its position on the same - sex relationship after the president told an international media the practice could be legalised if there if Ghanaians call for it.

The government chose to retain this requirement in the Act as effectively it would have legalised a small category of same - sex marriages.The Civil Partnership Act 2004 allowed the creation of civil partnerships between same - sex couples, but a married couple that includes a transgender partner can not simply re-register their new status.

[67] After same - sex marriage was legalised, the church asked for the government to continue to offer civil unions saying «The Church of England recognises that same - sex relationships often embody fidelity and mutuality.

The private legal practitioner, lecturer and fierce critic of homosexuality, Moses Foh - Amoaning, continues to maintain his disposition against attempts by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community to have same - sex marriage legalised.

We were therefore delighted to play a strong part in the campaign to legalise first same - sex civil partnerships and then same - sex marriages in England, Wales, and Scotland, and are currently working for same - sex marriages to also be legalised in Northern Ireland.

After it became clear that a majority in both houses of parliament were in favour of legalisation, in July 2013 the Government inserted a section into the Same - Sex Marriage Act, which was at the time going through Parliament, saying that it could in the future legalise humanist marriages in England and Wales, if it wishes, without the need for further primary legislation; and also that it had to consult and make a decision on doing so before the end of 2014.

The presidency has given the strongest indication yet that same - sex marriage would not be legalised in Ghana, not when Nana...

The presidency has given the strongest indication yet that same - sex marriage would not be legalised in Ghana, not when Nana Akufo - Addo remains the country's president.

MP proposed same - sex partner Parliament said yes as chamber debated bill legalise marriage food.

As civil partnerships offer the same legal treatment to couples as marriage, some people may wonder why there is such a push for same - sex marriage to be legalised in Northern Ireland.

Parliament has repeatedly rejected attempts to legalise euthanasia and its variants in 2009, 2004, 2003, in the 1990s and, interestingly, in 1936 at the same time Aktion T4 (Nazi Germany's euthanasia programme) was being implemented.

As per our personal thoughts, since Bitcoins are getting legalised in many countries across the globe; there arises a possibility that it will follow the same fate in India.

Talking about bitcoin at the same forum, he had also warned that it was nearly impossible for the PBoC to legalise bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency.

Presently the law in the UK doesn't allow opposite - sex couples to enter into civil partnerships in the same way same - sex couples can, which has resulted in many couples travelling to the Isle of Man, which legalised opposite - sex civil partnerships last summer.