Equality Bill: Amendment allowing civil partnerships in church buildings could be lost
From Church Times
There have been two new developments in the ongoing Equality Bill story, neither of which will bring much joy to those hoping to celebrate a civil partnership in their local Anglican church.
First, from a story by Simon Sarmiento in today's Church Times, entitled Alteration proposed for Bill. It appears that the latest amendment to be tabled would allow denominations as a whole to opt-in or opt-out as far as having civil partnerships within their church buildings is concerned. In the case of the CofE it could be that General Synod or the Archbishops' Council are the ones who will decide. Some extracts from the news item:
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