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: Current AwarenessDespite recent controversy, civil partnerships have been a huge success - The Independent
By sally
“Last month, a civil registrar who refuses to officiate at partnerships between same-sex couples, claiming it is ’sinful’ and against her religion, brought a legal case that could have implications for ceremonies nationwide. ‘As a matter of religious conscience,’ Lillian Ladele said she couldn’t perform civil partnerships for gay couples and has accused North London’s Islington council of religious discrimination and victimisation because it asked her to continue performing them despite her views.”
The Independent, 19th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on June 19, 2008 (boomark / email).
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