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United Kingdom: Church of England’s New Leader Will Have to Deal With...
Looking back recently on a 10-year tenure marked by bitter conflicts between liberals and traditionalists, the leader of the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion suggested that his job...
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United Kingdom: Church of England Decision Damaged Its Standing With...
Parliament is now less likely to listen to the Church of England on same sex marriage following its failure to pass legislation approving women bishops, church insiders and MPs have warned. Number 10...
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England, UK: Church of England Not Consulted on Being Banned From Performing...
The Church of England says it only learnt of the government’s plan to ban it from performing same-sex marriages when Culture Secretary Maria Miller took to the Commons despatch box on Tuesday. The...
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England, United Kingdom: Some Vicars Plan to Defy Ban on Performing...
Vicars from the Church of England have threatened to find a way of bypassing the ban on the church performing same-sex weddings in upcoming marriage equality legislation, by blessing ceremonies held in...
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UK: Marriage Equality Battle Rages On Between Churches and State
Lots of news on the ongoing battle over the proposed marriage equality vote in the UK, due for its first vote on February 5th. Joe.my.God is reporting that a Catholic Archbishop has distributed a...
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UK: Anglican Bishop Says Church Should Bless Same Sex Couples
One of the Church of England’s senior bishops says the church needs to start blessing couples in same sex relationships. Gay Star News reports: Liverpool Anglican Bishop James Jones has broken ranks...
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UK: New Head of Church of England Reiterates Opposition to Marriage Equality
Another change in church leadership, another lack of change in church attitudes toward the gays. Dot429 reports: The Archbishop was sworn in the same week as Pope Francis who was inaugurated in Rome on...
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In the UK, the Bishop of Buckingham is bucking his new Archbishop, who recently reaffirmed the church’s position against marriage equality. Pink News reports: The Bishop of Buckingham, the Right...
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UK: Gay Activist, Church of England Head Discuss Gay Rights, Marriage Equality
The Archbishop of Canterbury and gay activist Peter Tatchell met to talk about gay rights and gay marriage. SDGLN reports: “Archbishop Welby is clearly struggling to reconcile his support for loving,...
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UK: Church of England Concedes Marriage Equality Defeat, But It Ain’t Over Yet
In some big news, the Church of England will no longer fight the marriage equality bill, citing large majorities for passage in Parliament. LGBTQ Nation reports: The Church of England on Wednesday...
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UK: Gay Couple May Sue Church of England Over Wedding Ban
After the UK passed the marriage equality bill last month with what’s been described as a quadruple lock to keep gays and lesbians from marrying in the Church of England, a gay couple is mulling...
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UK: Head of Anglican Church Admits Position Against Marriage Equality Seen As...
While he stopped far short of endorsing marriage equality, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby acknowledged that he understands young people do not share his views on marriage. Gay Star News reports: ‘If...
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