Submitted on Thursday 8th December 2016
Rejected on Monday 19th December 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
The Church of England should not be exempt from the Marriage (Same Sex) Act 2013
People employed by the church do not have the same rights as those employed elsewhere. This is unfair and wrong. The church has been allowed to use the 'quadruple lock' and this discriminates. The church has a different definition of marriage in Canon Law (Canon B30) and is at odds with civil law.
See how the quadruple lock can be used to discriminate https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306000/140423_M_SSC_Act_factsheet__web_version_.pdf
See how Canon B30 has a different definition of marriage that excludes Same Sex marriage https://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/structure/churchlawlegis/canons/supplementary-material.aspx#p195
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