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You may have noticeed a piece produced on behalf of Inclusive Church that emerged onto the web a few days ago, arguing that current guidelines would permit a service of thanksgiving, including a blessing, for a civil partnership. You can read the piece here.
The thrust of the argument is that the current service for a [...]
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I’ve held off on blogging on some recent news stories partly because I’ve been far too busy the backend of last week and this weekend and partly because I’ve been reflecting on the strange coherence of seemingly disparate events of the last seven days or so. Looking back over reports since I last blogged properly [...]
Here’s some controversial findings from a large study published in the States in 2003.
Same-sex couple families
The 2000 Census revealed that out of 5.5 million cohabiting couples, about 11 percent were same-sex couples—with slightly more male couples than female. One-third of female same-sex households and 22 percent of male households, or about 163,000 same-sex households in [...]
Another brilliant piece from CentreRight on today’s vote in the Commons.
And so the votes begin on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill. Feelings are riding high on many issues - from abortion rights to stem-cell research - as well as the issue that most exercises my feelings - the intention to remove the need for [...]
