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Ministers will publish plans to change the law to enable same-sex couples to "marry" in church, the BBC has learned.
Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone is to propose lifting the ban on civil partnerships taking place in religious settings in England and Wales.
But churches will not be compelled to hold ceremonies if individual clergy are opposed on religious grounds.
The legislation would also cover synagogues and mosques although homosexuality is forbidden under Islam.
Currently same-sex marriages are banned from using hymns or even readings from the Bible.
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Should the government be getting involved with this ?or is it a matter for the different churches in Britain to sort out ? Is the government trying to force change on the churches ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12442375
Thoughts anyone ?