Johnson, Paul James orcid.org/0000-0001-6391-7906 and Vanderbeck, Robert M (2017) Sacred spaces, sacred words:religion and same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Journal of Law and Society. 228–254. ISSN 0263-323X
Abstract
This article provides an analysis of the ways in which the spatial and illocutionary requirements of English marriage law – which regulate the spaces in which marriages may be solemnized and the words the parties being married must speak – have been used to maintain distinctions between same-sex and opposite-sex couples. It shows how religious opponents of same-sex partnership recognition have relied upon historically entrenched differences between the spatial and illocutionary aspects of ‘civil marriage’ and ‘religious marriage’ to argue in favour of the enactment of law that enables organized religions to exclude same-sex couples from religious premises and ceremonies that are open to opposite-sex couples for the purpose of solemnizing marriage. It extends recent international debates about how faith-based discrimination against same-sex couples is accommodated by legislators and legitimized by law. The article concludes with a consideration of how English law could be amended to end discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2017 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12024 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jols.12024 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116290 |
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