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Understanding Monday’s Amendments

By Peter Ould Posted on January 23, 2010 Posted in Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, Sexuality, UK Politics 32 Comments Tagged with Amendments, Avoiding Conflict, Bishops, Compliance, Compromise, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Favour, First Amendment, Followers, Line 8, Peers, Principle, Religious Convictions, Religious Organisation, Religious Requirement, Religious Requirements, Restriction, Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation

The Bishops (below) have asked Peers to vote in favour of three amendments to the Equality Bill in place of the Government’s compromise amendment. Let me spell out what the different amendments (and the current text) mean. The first amendment …

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Is the Government Backing Down on the Equality Bill?

By Peter Ould Posted on January 14, 2010 Posted in Church of England, Legal Stuff, Sexuality 2 Comments Tagged with Bill Simon, Church of England, Churches, Conservative Christians, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Evangelists, Followers, Job Description, Key Workers, Observance, Orthodox Doctrine, Receptionist, Religion, Religious Exemption, Ritualistic Practices, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Orientation, Simon Sarmiento, Thinking Anglicans

Simon Sarmiento at Thinking Anglicans has highlighted the fact that the Government has tabled in the Lords an amendment to the Equality Bill which would essentially cave into the position held by the Church of England that churches must be …

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Understanding Monday’s Amendments

Is the Government Backing Down on the Equality Bill?