UK: Christians oppose move to allow civil partnerships in places of worship

by Jenna Lyle
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

More than 6,000 Christians have signed a petition calling on the Government to drop a controversial clause in the Equality Bill to allow churches to conduct civil partnership ceremonies in places of worship.

The petition will be handed to Secretary of State Harriet Harman by Christian Concern For Our Nation.

It calls on the Government to “listen to the large proportion of the electorate who perceive the Government’s acceptance of this amendment as a further attempt to progress so-called ‘equality’ today, while ultimately compromising tomorrow’s religious ‘freedom’”. the rest