rainbow coalition - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:52:20 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg rainbow coalition - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Scotland pushing to legalise same-sex marriage https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/07/20/scotland-pushing-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage/ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:30:10 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=30006 Scotland is pushing to become the first UK nation to introduce legislature approving same-sex marriage, though their plans are being opposed both by the Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland. Currently, Scotland allows for same-sex civil partnerships, but an entire "rainbow coalition" of organisations, which includes the Equality Network, Amnesty International, Unison and the Read more

Scotland pushing to legalise same-sex marriage... Read more]]> Scotland is pushing to become the first UK nation to introduce legislature approving same-sex marriage, though their plans are being opposed both by the Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland.

Currently, Scotland allows for same-sex civil partnerships, but an entire "rainbow coalition" of organisations, which includes the Equality Network, Amnesty International, Unison and the Humanist Society of Scotland, wants fully recognised marriage for gay couples, the BBC reports.

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