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Gay marriage bill: Peers back government plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22764954Peers have voted by more than two to one to back government plans for same-sex marriages in England and Wales.
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The BBC's Norman Smith said plans were on course for the first same-sex weddings to take place next summer.
The bill would allow couples, who can currently form civil partnerships, to marry.
If it passes into law, religious organisations would have to "opt in" if they wished to offer gay weddings, except the Church of England and Church in Wales, which would be banned in law from doing so.
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The BBC's Norman Smith said plans were on course for the first same-sex weddings to take place next summer.
The bill would allow couples, who can currently form civil partnerships, to marry.
If it passes into law, religious organisations would have to "opt in" if they wished to offer gay weddings, except the Church of England and Church in Wales, which would be banned in law from doing so.
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