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Scottish Episcopal Church approves gay marriage

On: June 9, 2017

Galsgow: The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted to allow gay couples to marry in church. The vote to amend canon law on marriage, removing the stipulation that it is between a man and a woman, was carried by the Synod in Edinburgh. It makes it the first major Christian churchContinue Reading

Church of England stance on gay marriage in disarray after vote

By: Matters India

On: February 16, 2017

In: International

The Church of England’s legislative body on Wednesday voted against a report from bishops that rejected the idea of blessing same-sex marriages, the latest row over an issue that has divided the Church for years. The wider Anglican communion, which has 85 million members worldwide, has been in crisis sinceContinue Reading