Vicars v photographers — Rowan Williams weighs in on wedding etiquette row

Mar 4, 2024 by

by Phoebe Luckhurst, The Times: Photographers have signed a petition bemoaning rude behaviour from vicars who don’t want them there, while clergy complain that those covering the big day can be intrusive and disrespectful of tradition....

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Arrogant Synod scorns the value of marriage

Feb 29, 2024 by

by Julian Mann, TCW: I WOULD like to think that I am realistic about the low level of Christianity at the Church of England’s General Synod. But even I was shocked at the arrogance with which members voted down an amendment at the...

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Interview: Ireland seeks to dilute marriage further

Feb 24, 2024 by

by Tony Rucinski, Coalition for Marriage: David Quinn is a popular Irish commentator and Chief Executive of the Iona Institute. He spoke to me about two referendums that could redefine marriage in Ireland – again. One seeks to replace the...

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Ashes or chocolates? Or both?

Feb 13, 2024 by

By Michael Cook, Mercator. Tomorrow is both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, a rare coincidence. In the 20th century, this happened in only three years — 1923, 1934 and 1945. This century, it happened in 2018 and again in 2024 and...

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Religion and the decline of marriage: the Soviet case

Feb 5, 2024 by

By Anna Claire Flowers, Mercator. Melissa Kearney’s The Two-Parent Privilege made waves amongst economists and policymakers in the final months of 2023. In podcast interviews and panel discussions, a question that consistently confronted...

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Married adults now in a minority

Jan 31, 2024 by

from Coalition for Marriage: The popularity of marriage has continued to decline. Now, for the first time, less than half of people aged 16 and over in England and Wales are married. The proportion dropped to 49% in 2022, down from 49.4%...

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