British law maker withdraws attempt to remove clergy exemption on same-sex marriages -ACNS February 1, 2019 by Fulcrum Three members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the UK Parliament, have tabled an amendment to a Bill on marriages and civil partnerships that would have removed the exemption for members of the clergy to solemnise the marriage of a same sex couple. But the amendment was withdrawn by the main proposer, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, after the Government said it could not support the proposal. ACNS. 1 February 2019 FulcrumShareTweetShare
