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NI rejects same-sex ‘marriage’ for third time

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The Northern Ireland Assembly has rejected a motion to introduce same-sex ‘marriage’ in the country for the third time in the last 18 months.

During a debate at Stormont this week, 51 assembly members (MLA’s) voted against the Sinn Fein motion, whilst 43 voted in favour.

The motion came just a day after Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland published an open letter to all MLAs urging them to reject the proposed redefinition of marriage.

A similar motion, tabled by Sinn Fein, was rejected by MLA’s just a year agoby 53 votes to 42.

Sources:

BBC

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