Canon Giles Goddard, chair of Inclusive Church, at the Chapel of Trinity College Dublin, where he preached at the Choral Eucharist. [Continue Reading]
Photo: Tom Elliott, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, receives a copy of ‘Share Your Story’
28 January 2011
Tom Elliott, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (right) receives a copy of ‘Share Your Story’ from Canon Charles Kenny, Secretary CAI. [Continue Reading]
Church of Ireland Gazette: Church cool over demands from Changing Attitude Ireland
20 January 2011
The group, Changing Attitude Ireland (CAI), which describes itself as “a network of persons, gay and heterosexual, working for the full affirmation of gay and lesbian persons in the church of Ireland and other Christian denominations”, has welcomed the introduction of civil Partnership in the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of this month, but has also called on any new Irish Government to upgrade the Act to match what has been available in Northern Ireland since 2005. [Continue Reading]
Irish Times: Call to bring same-sex law in line with North
3 January 2011
THE NEXT government should upgrade the Civil Partnership Act to bring it into line with same-sex legislation in Northern Ireland, the Church of Ireland Changing Attitude Ireland group has said. It describes itself as “a network of persons, gay and heterosexual, working for the full affirmation of gay and lesbian persons in the Church of Ireland and other Christian denominations”. In a statement that welcomed the introduction of civil partnership in the Republic on New Year’s Day, and “the broad range of benefits that same-sex couples will now be entitled to under the new law”, the group’s secretary, Canon Charles Kenny, pointed out that the Act was still “second class” when compared to the legal situation in Northern Ireland. [Continue Reading]
