According to a report in The Times, Churches will be able to opt out of the up coming gay marriage legislation.<\/p>\n
The legislation, due for publication next year, will apparently include an explicit exemption for churches allowing them to refuse to host gay marriage ceremonies should they choose to.<\/p>\n
This has been introduced in response to concerns that churches were probably set to lose any legal action launched, should they refuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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