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Question 1

What is the difference between a Marriage and a Civil Partnership?

Answer 1

A marriage is a special relationship between a man and women created by God.
A civil partnership is a legal contract between two people.

Question 2

What do churches think about Same Sex Marriage through civil ceremony?

Answer 2

CoE- opposed to same sex marriage in church
Anglicans can recognise it
Roman Catholics dont recognise it

Question 3

What do some churches say about divorce?

Answer 3

CoE- may be inevitable so allows
Catholics- dont recognise, so cant remarry at Catholic Church

Question 4

Equality?

Answer 4

All are equal to God- in his image and his likeness imageo dei
Martin Luther King jr fought against inequality
In Bible there is inequality, Paul says that women should be silent in Church and be in submission to men.
CoE recently allowed female priests