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  2. Marriage in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, the majority of Canadian marriages (76.4%) were religious, with the remainder (23.6%) being performed by non-clergy. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada nationally since 2005. Court decisions, starting in 2003, had already legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories.

  3. List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality

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    On Marriage: In 2014, the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to change its definition of marriage, allowing its pastors to officiate same-sex marriages wherever gay marriage is legal. In addition, by a vote of 429–175, leaders of the 1.76 million-member Church voted during the biennial General Assembly in Detroit to change the denomination's ...

  4. Same-sex marriage in British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    A few hours after the Court of Appeal ruling, Antony Porcino and Tom Graff became the first two men to be legally wed in British Columbia. Two conservative religious groups attempted to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada but, as they only had party intervenor status in the case, their attempt was unsuccessful. [4]

  5. Homosexuality and the Anglican Church of Canada - Wikipedia

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    [4] In Canada, legal same-sex marriages performed by a major Christian denomination are possible. In Vancouver, the first legally sanctioned same-sex marriage—which became legal two years earlier in British Columbia—was performed by a minister of the United Church of Canada on 8 July 2003. [5]

  6. Weddings in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia

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    Most wedding traditions in the United States and Canada were assimilated from other, generally European, countries. [1] Marriages in the U.S. and Canada are typically arranged by the participants and ceremonies may either be religious or civil. In a traditional wedding, the couple to be wed invite all of their family and friends.

  7. Christianity in Canada - Wikipedia

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    A map of Canada by province and territory showing the distribution of the population by religious affiliation in 2021. Christianity is the most adhered-to religion in Canada, with 19,373,330 Canadians, or 53.3%, identifying themselves as of the 2021 census. [1] [2] The preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms refers to God.

  8. Interfaith marriage - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (634–644) denied interfaith marriage to Muslim men during his command of the ummah. [50] Many Muslim-majority countries allow interfaith marriages to Christian or Jewish women but not to Christian or Jewish men. [51] In Lebanon for example, there is no civil personal status law. Conventionally ...

  9. Category:Religion in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada religion-related lists (2 C, 6 P) Canadian people by religion (15 C) A. Canadian religion academics (1 C, 13 P) B. Bahá'í Faith in Canada (1 C, 1 P)