Moves to use the Government’s same-sex marriage bill to introduce humanist weddings could lead to a surge in sham ceremonies and “demean the whole status of marriage”, registrars have warned.
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June 24th, 2013
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June 24th, 2013
A DEDICATED licensing regime for venues such as lapdance clubs could be put in place under new Scottish Government proposals.
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June 24th, 2013
A Colorado primary school discriminated against a six-year-old transgender girl by barring her from using the girls' toilets, a civil rights panel has said.
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June 24th, 2013
TEACHERS who oppose same-sex marriage could face disciplinary action if they speak out against it, under government plans to legalise gay weddings, a senior SNP figure has said.
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June 24th, 2013
British officials are not commenting on why Australian euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke was detained at London's Gatwick Airport for several hours overnight.
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June 24th, 2013
In the latest of a series of attacks this year in the Wase area of Plateau state, Nigeria, Fulani Muslims killed one Christian and destroyed church buildings in four villages Tuesday.
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June 24th, 2013
This month, members of the militant al-Shabaab sect publicly executed a young man to death in southern Somalia simply because he was a Christian.
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June 20th, 2013
A Howell High School teacher violated the free-speech rights of a student who was removed from class after expressing an opinion against homosexuality during an anti-bullying day, a judge said.
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June 19th, 2013
Critics of gay marriage are to get a new protection in law, senior government sources say.
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June 19th, 2013
The phrase "to love my God" has been dropped from the organisation's promise, but a pledge to serve the Queen remains.