A Catholic bishop has sparked outrage among equality campaigners by suggesting that the Scottish Government could extend legislation on same-sex marriage to include bigamy and even incest, if it truly believed in equality. Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen questioned why equality would not extend to “nieces who genuinely, truly love their uncles” and why men Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Same-sex marriage’
Bishops revive 17th-century prayer for France
Friday, August 10th, 2012
The Catholic bishops of France are reviving a 17th-century custom by asking the faithful to pray for their country on August 15 as a new government plans to legalise same-sex marriage and possibly euthanasia. The custom began with King Louis XIII, who first ordered a “prayer for France” in all churches on the feast of Read more
Will Definition of Marriage Bill threaten religious freedom?
Friday, August 10th, 2012
Louisa Wall says much of the opposition to the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill was down to inaccurate “scaremongering” such as claims churches would be forced to marry gay couples. But according to Family First’s Bob McCoskrie experience shows that those assurances are shallow promises. To support his contention McCoskrie sites the following facts: Canada: A court has ruled that Read more
Wall says churches need not fear Definition of Marriage Bill
Friday, August 3rd, 2012Louisa Wall has made it clear churches have nothing to fear if the proposed Definition of Marriage Bill becomes law. She says they will not be forced to make any changes to the way they administer the sacrament of marriage. “The law can’t force a church to host anyone’s wedding. And that won’t change,” she Read more
Head to head: same-sex marriage
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
Catholic priest Father Merv Duffy argues a change is wrong, dangerous, expensive and unnecessary while Presbyterian minister Margaret Mayman says it is equality that most New Zealanders, gay and straight, want. Father Merv Duffy: I oppose the proposed re-definition of marriage in Labour MP Louisa Wall’s bill before Parliament because it is wrong, dangerous, expensive and Read more
Website opposing Definition of Marriage Bill taken out by cyber attack
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
A website launched on Monday to oppose the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill has been taken down after what has been described as one of the “largest unprecedented” denial of service attacks on a website in New Zealand. Family First, which launched the Protect Marriage website, says after being alerted by media that the website was down, Read more
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Same-sex opponent to be archbishop of San Francisco
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012By choosing a staunch same-sex marriage foe as the new archbishop of San Francisco, the Vatican has laid bare a rift among local Catholics, some of whom strongly support the Church’s position while others emphatically don’t. Salvatore Cordileone played a key role in the passage of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex Read more
Scotland pushing to legalise same-sex marriage
Friday, July 20th, 2012Scotland 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
Anglican Church in New Zealand to discuss same sex marriage
Friday, July 13th, 2012Same sex marriages are to be discussed by the Anglican Church, after a motion was passed at its synod in Fiji on Wednesday. About 160 church members are attending the meeting, where the Reverend Glynn Cardy put forward a motion asking the church to have a conversation about the nature of marriage, and how it Read more
Rabbi and archbishop differ over same-sex marriage
Friday, June 29th, 2012
Britain’s Chief Rabbi and the Archbishop of Canterbury have declared conflicting positions about a Government plan to legalise same-sex marriages. For the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, any attempt to redefine marriage would undermine the character of a sacred institution recognised “from time immemorial”. For the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, the Anglican Church is Read more