There is an official response from the Church of England to Lord Alli’s amendment on Civil Partnerships. Nothing that hasn’t been said before. Key points regarding Lord Alli’s amendment to the Equality Bill: the legislation has not yet completed its …

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Thinking Anglicans have a number of links, the best of which are the reports from the Times, The House of Lords voted to lift the ban on civil partnership ceremonies in churches and other religious premises last night. Peers voted …

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This is the text of the new amendment to be moved by Lord Alli. Having been tied up for the past 48 hours, I’ll leave comment until tomorrow. Before Clause 201 LORD ALLI BARONESS BUTLER-SLOSS BARONESS CAMPBELL OF SURBITON 53* …

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A letter today in the Times has reignited the debate over whether Civil Partnership ceremonies should take place within religious establishments. Lord Alli is going to move again his amendment next month in the Lords, and the authors of the …

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An interesting motion is going to be discussed at next month’s General Synod. The motion reads as follows: “That this Synod request the Archbishops’ Council and the Church of England Pensions Board to bring forward changes to the rules governing …

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Right – I’m trying to get my head around the Ladele appeal ruling which can be found here. Before I begin, I think I should point out that I consider myself to be quite fair in these matters and I …

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