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UK Conservatives say same-sex unions could be called ‘marriage’

The traditional enemy of gay rights in Britain, the Conservative Party, has now become the only party seeming to offer marriage to same-sex couples.

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Religions welcome same-sex ceremonies on their premises

Religious groups in the United Kingdom have welcomed a new law that will allow them to use their premises for same-sex “marriage” ceremonies.

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Help to reform lawmaking chamber, UK bishops urged

Anglican bishops in Britain are being urged to take a leading role in reforming the country’s upper legislative chamber, the House of Lords.

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UK peers approve gay ‘marriage’ ceremonies on religious premises

Britain’s upper legislative chamber, the House of Lords, has voted to allow the use of religious premises and religious language in same-sex partnership ceremonies.

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UK Anglican bishops call for religious same-sex ceremonies

Anglican bishops have thrown their weight behind calls for same-sex partnerships to be registered and celebrated in religious premises.

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U.K. House of Lords Voting on Anti-Slavery Legislation

Members of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the U.K. parliament, will vote on Monday on proposed legislation that would criminalize modern-day slavery and forced labor.

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Geert Wilders' showing of Fitna at Capitol Hill slammed

Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first-ever US congressman to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca, has slammed the Senate's Republican whip John Kyl 's sponsoring Dutch MP Geert Wilders's anti-jihadist film Fitna at The Capitol on Thursday.

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Three who threatened Dutch MP Geert Wilders tried in The Hague

Death threats against anti-jihadist Dutch MP Geert Wilders are ending up in two trials in The Hague on Monday. Three youths and man are charged with death-threats and 'deeply insulting racist language' against Wilders, who is guarded night and day.

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Lords approve NHS reforms bill

The government's planned changes to the NHS in England have cleared their final reading in the House of Lords.

U.K. plans elected House of Lords

Queen Elizabeth says Britain's government plans to finally reform the centuries-old House of Lords and introduce direct elections for its members.

Lords reject child support plans

The government's welfare bill suffers another defeat in the House of Lords, this time over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.

Tories warn of Lords plan revolt

David Cameron is warned he will face a substantial rebellion by his own MPs if the government tries to change the structure of the House of Lords.

Government defeat over NHS bill

The government loses a vote in the House of Lords on its controversial plans to overhaul the NHS in England.