New regulations create a 'difficult environment for Christians'

New regulations create a 'difficult environment for Christians'

New stipulations in the government's equality law are creating an increasingly difficult environment for Christians to live in, it has been claimed.

The Church Society has become the latest organisation to speak out against the House of Commons' decision to lift the ban on civil partnerships taking place in religious premises.

It suggests that church leaders would be under increasing pressure to conduct ceremonies which they held to be against their own Christian views and beliefs.

"Because of other legislation in recent years, purporting to be about equality, this latest change will create an even more difficult environment for Christians," the society noted.

The Church Society went on to claim that the government had made a "grave mistake" in legalising civil partnerships as it undermined the traditional family unit.

"For many Christians, the anti-Christian nature of recent legislation, supported by all the main political parties, creates a particular problem," it was added.

Earlier this month, the Evangelical Alliance warned that churches risked getting sued if they refused to conduct the ceremonies in their premises and the move was a further example of religious freedom being undermined.

Posted by Tim Pearson