Legal Stuff – Page 4 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

The Thirsty Gargoyle tears the Consultation Apart

Peter Ould Mar 16, 2012 Tagged with Annex, Civil Marriage, Civil Partnerships, Civil Rights, Consultation, Equal Marriage, Gargoyle Tears, Gibberish Questions, Legal Distinction, Legal Distinctions, Legal Reality, Legal Sense, Man And A Woman, Marriage, Marriage Ceremonies, Marriage Ceremony, Nbsp, Religious Marriage, Religious Marriages, Same Sex Couples, Union Of A Man And A Woman

An excellent preliminary analysis of the Government’s Consultation. A Couple of Oft-Misunderstood Points In reading it, …

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Gender Neutral Marriage, Legal Stuff, UK News

The Government Consultation

Peter Ould Mar 15, 2012 Tagged with Adultery, Case Law, Civil Marriage, Consultation Document, Consultation Guidelines, Consummation, Government Consultation, Interested Partners, Lip Service, Marriage, Marriage Law, Marriage Licences, Objections, Opposite Sex, Partnership Law, Proposal, Same Sex Couples, Sexual Identity, Transgender Issues, Two Minutes

Do you know what is most disappointing about the Government consultation on Gender Neutral Marriage? The …

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Legal Stuff, Sexuality

Bull vs Hall and Preddy – The Appeal

Peter Ould Feb 10, 2012 Tagged with Bulls, Criterion, Discrimination, Equality Act, Exercise, Favourable Treatment, Gay Man, Heterosexual Orientation, Homosexual Couple, Married Couple, Opposite Sex, Partnership, Party Sex, Plaintiff, Respondents, Restriction, Sex Court, Sexual Orientation, Submissions, Virtue

The appeal in this case is out. The Bulls (quite rightly) lost when the court ruled …

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Church of England, Gay Bishops, Jeffrey John, Legal Stuff

Jerome Taylor on the Jeffrey John Story

Peter Ould Jan 16, 2012 Tagged with Anglican Communion, Caveat, Celibacy, Church Leader, Church of England, Clergy, Dr John, Gay Bishop, Gay Man, Grey Area, Jeffrey John, Jerome Taylor, Line In The Sand, Outrage, Same Sex Relationship, Slap Face, Slap In The Face, St Albans, Traditionalist, Traditionalists

An interesting piece in today’s Independent which includes a story that lots of us knew about …

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Legal Stuff, Pornography, Secular / Christian, UK News

Obscenity on Trial

Peter Ould Jan 7, 2012 Tagged with Bbc, Consenting Adults, Crown Prosecution Service, Defendant, Finsbury Park, Gay Community, Gay Men, Hardcore Gay Sex, Hodge Jones And Allen, Michael Peacock, Mr Peacock, Mr Richardson, Nigel Richardson, North London, Obscenity, Sexual Practice, Solicitors, Unanimous Verdict, Undercover Officer, Undercover Police Officer

Some of you may have noticed that a trial took place this week in London. The …

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Gay Marriage, Legal Stuff, UK News, UK Politics

Regarding Same-Sex Marriage – An Essay

Peter Ould Sep 22, 2011 Tagged with Amount Of Time, Barbican, Blogging, C Amp, Christians, Civil Union, Conservative Party, Good Friends, Graeme Archer, Invitation, Lash, Liberal Democrat Conference, Many Things, Marriage, Orwell, Party Activist, Phrase, Sake, Same Sex Couples, Same Sex Marriage, Solipsism, Telegraph

The more observant of you will have noticed that at the Liberal Democrat Conference this weekend …

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Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, UK Politics

Equality and Religious Belief

Peter Ould Sep 12, 2011 Tagged with Article 9, Christian Belief, Complicity, Court Of Appeal, Democratic Society, Fundamental Misunderstanding, Legal Principles, Mcfarlane, Moral Beliefs, Objection, Objections, Observance, Religion And Belief, Religion Law, Religious Belief, Religious Discrimination, Same Sex Relationships, Sex Partnership, State Of Play, Uk Courts

A great summary of the state of play as the EHRC engages in a review of …

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More Responses on Civil Partnerships

Peter Ould Jun 24, 2011 Tagged with Archbishops, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Faith Group, Faith Groups, Food Chain, Freeholder, General Synod, Governance Structures, Government Consultation, House Of Bishops, Laity, Legal Guidance, Legislative Powers, National Decision, Parochial Church Councils, Religious Bodies, Religious Body, Religious Establishments, Statutory Functions

The last few days have seen a flurry of developments in relation to Civil Partnerships and …

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Church of England, Gay Bishops, Legal Stuff

More on the “New” Legal Advice

Peter Ould Jun 19, 2011 Tagged with Andrew Brown, Autumn, Church House, Crown Nominations Commission, Diocesan Bishop, Final Decision, Formal Document, Guardian, Head Of Steam, House Of Bishops, Jonathan, Lawyers, Legal Advice, Legal Opinion, Legal Position, Revisionists, Rowan Williams, Slee, Southwark, Supposition, Synod, Telegraph

The “new” legal advice is nothing of the sort; it is identical to the one leaked …

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Gay Bishops?

Peter Ould Jun 19, 2011 Tagged with Bbc, Bishopric, Civil Partnerships, Clergy, Cleric, Cnc, Gay Bishops, Gay Sex, Jeffrey John, Legal Advice, Legal Guidance, Regard, Sex Life, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Relationship, Suitability, Telegraph

I have been approached already by the BBC and others to comment on this story today …

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