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U.K. - Greens back change in the law on religion and civil partnerships
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The Green Party has become the first, and so far the only, political party to officially support an end to the current ban on civil partnerships being conducted in places of worship.
The news comes as Lord Alli announced that he would bid to amend the Civil Partnership Act, following the withdrawal of an amendment to the Equality Bill this month seeking to reverse the prohibition.
Some senior Church of England figures have today (23 February 2010) indicated that the 'Lords Spiritual' might now back a legislative change on the issue.
Previously, the Anglican bishops of Winchester and Chichester spoke out against the amendment, leading to its loss in the Lords, where they serve as unelected appointees of the Established church.
Reformers, now including the Green Party, as well as many people of faith, would permit gay-affirmative churches, such the Quakers, Unitarians and Metropolitan Community Church, to host civil partnership ceremonies for the first time.
The vote at the Green Party's Spring conference, which took place in London over the weekend, was near unanimous.
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