The government has issued a consultation paper on the proposals to extend the registration of civil partnerships to religious premises. The paper invites interested parties to feedback on the proposals that the government has on how this move should be …

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The Scottish EHRC has issued a paper arguing in favour of marriage equality in Scotland. The full document was produced after a symposium chaired by Cambium Advocacy, a campaign consultancy. It is Cambium Advocacy who wrote the paper, not the …

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The first results from the ongoing Understanding Society survey have been released and there are some interesting stats as regards parenting and raising children. Understanding Society is a longitudinal study tracking 100,000 individuals in 40,000 British households. The survey examines …

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Reports in the Telegraph this morning that the Archbishop of Canterbury has essentially told parliamentarians where to go. Dr Rowan Williams has refused to be drawn on the issue publicly, but has broken his silence to tell MPs he is …

Rowan and Parliament Read more »

Here it is. NEW PUSH FOR LGB AND T EQUALITY WILL ALLOW CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS IN RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS As part of its commitment to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB and T) people, the government will today announce …

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The Bill that I’ve been asked to talk about on Sunday has now been published prior to it’s second reading in the Commons today. You can read it for yourself here and for reference, the current (amended) version of the …

Chris Bryant’s Sex and Relationships Education Bill Read more »