A consultation is underway on whether civil partnerships should be allowed to be registered in churches and other religious buildings. Under current law, civil partnerships can only be registered at secular venues and the ceremonies do not contain any religious elements. The Government wants to implement a section of the Equality Act 2010 that would allow civil partnerships to be registered in religious venues. Equality Minister Lynne Featherstone said: ‘The government is committed to advancing equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people and to ensuring freedom of religion or belief for all people. While the Quakers and Unitarian Church support a change, most Christians are strongly opposed to the move. The Evangelical Alliance, Christian Concern and Reform are among the groups raising concern over whether a change to regulations will lead to discrimination against Christians.

Pray: for a huge response by church and other Christian groups to influence the course of these proposals. (1Co.2:6)

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