Gay marriage in all but name

The Government is proposing to introduce a form of “gay marriage”. It plans to allow homosexual couples to register a “civil partnership” at a registry office. Their new legal status will entitle them to the same rights as married couples.

A public consultation on the plans closed on Tuesday 30 September. The Christian Institute encouraged Christians to respond.

Resources:

New:
Our response to the Government's civil partnership consultation.
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Archive:
A briefing by The Christian Institute on how to respond to the consultation.The consultation is now closed but this briefing contains useful information on the proposals.
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Archive:

The Department for Trade and Industry's consultation document.
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A table showing that the legal characteristics of marriage are almost identical to the legal characteristics of the proposed civil partnership scheme.
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For every 'hard case' where a homosexual couple faces legal difficulties there are other 'co-dependents' who face similar difficulties.
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Archive:

A 2002 briefing published by The Christian Institute in response to Lord Lester’s gay marriage bill (many of the arguments in this publication are still relevant).
Click here.



 

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