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(RNS) Anglicans Won’t Allow Civil Partnerships in Churches

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

The British government said Wednesday (Nov. 2) that same-sex couples will be allowed for the first time to use churches to seal their civil partnership vows, starting in December.

But the directive added that no religious group will be forced to conduct or host such a ceremony, and the Church of England quickly announced it would permit no such rites on its premises.

In a statement, the church said it “has no intention of allowing civil partnerships to be registered” in its churches.

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2 comments on “(RNS) Anglicans Won’t Allow Civil Partnerships in Churches”

  1. TomRightmyer says:
    November 4, 2011 at 4:39 am

    May a merciful God preserve the United States from an “Equalities Minister.” Good for the Church of England for being able to get the refusal to permit churches to be used for such ceremonies. TEC is not as swift.

  2. Cennydd13 says:
    November 6, 2011 at 1:43 am

    TEC will never be that swift; the LBGTQ crowd will see to that!