No takers at half of same-sex marriage venues, survey says
from The Yorkshire Post:
Only around half of the churches permitting same-sex wedding ceremonies have actually conducted a marriage service, researchers have found.
Same-sex couples are prohibited from marrying in about 40,000 places of worship where different-sex marriages are allowed, and only 182 venues are registered for same-sex marriage. But most carry out only small numbers of ceremonies, the research team from the Universities of York and Leeds discovered.
A survey conducted at 71 places of worship reveals that three quarters of the churches to have performed a same-sex service had welcomed couples who were excluded from marrying in their usual place of worship.
Dr Silvia Falcetta, of the University of York, said same-sex couples were at “a significant disadvantage”.
“They are more likely to live in an area where there is no scope to be married in a place of worship according to a desired religious ceremony,” she said.
The researchers also found that registering a church for same-sex marriage had sometimes alienated parishioners and attracted opposition and antagonism from other religious groups nearby.
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