Parliament Expands Churches In Which Anglican Couples May Be Married

In Britain, Parliament enacts changes to rules governing the Church of England, once they have been approved by the General Synod of the Church of England. (Fact Sheet on Church of England Measures). Yesterday's Christian Post reports that Parliament's new Church of England Marriage Measure 2008 has just gone into effect. The new law makes it easier for couples to be married in the Church of England by expanding the parish churches they can choose. They no longer need to currently live or attend church in the parish in which they wish to have their marriage ceremony. Now it is also enough that they previously lived or attended church there, that the bride or groom was baptised or confirmed in the parish, their parents lived or attended church there, or their parents or grandparents were married there.