Church of England bans hosting civil partnership ceremonies

The Church of England will not allow its churches to be used for civil partnership ceremonies unless the full General Synod gives consent, it says.
3 December 2011

A new law which allows civil partnership ceremonies to be conducted in places of worship in England and Wales comes into effect on Monday.

The Church said it would not host them just as a "gentlemen's outfitter is not required to supply women's clothes".

The government said no religious group would be forced to hold ceremonies. the rest