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acarelar-1738	ABHULIMHEN-IYOHA, Alfred	TOWARDS SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN NIGERIA AND ENGLAND	2021	6	.pdf	application/pdf	4591	173	48	This makes it abundantly clear that a religious marriage ceremony of a same sex couple will only be possible if these four cast-iron in legal assurances are guaranteed: (1) The governing body of the religious organization has opted in by giving explicit consent to marriages of same sex couples; (2) The individual minister is willing to conduct the marriage, (3) If the ceremony takes place in a place of worship, those premises have been registered for marriages of same sex couples (4) The Church of England and Church in Wales cannot opt in as they are effectively banned from conducting same sex marriages otherwise the church canon law must be changed if they wish to conduct same sex marriage explicitly states that no religious organization can be compelled by any means to opt in to marry same sex couples or to permit this to happen on their premises; and no religious organization or representative can be compelled by any means to conduct religious ceremonies for same sex couples. The paper examines the concept of marriage, same sex marriages in Nigeria and England, and marriage as a traditional institution.	cache/acarelar-1738.pdf	txt/acarelar-1738.txt