Baroness O'Cathain  16 Dec 2011 15:59:08  Baroness O'Cathain
withdraws attempt to delay regulations allowing religious groups
to hold civil partnerships  By Matthew Barrett Follow Matthew on
Twitter.  Yesterday in the Lords, Conservative peer Baroness
O'Cathain of The Barbican, attempted to scrap regulations that
would allow religious groups to conduct civil partnerships in
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08.29.08Baroness O'Cathain was concerned that the rules did not
properly safeguard religious groups who objected to civil
partnerships. The Baroness made her case:  "The purpose of my
Prayer is to address the widely held concerns that the
regulations threaten religious freedom. The Merits Committee has
drawn them to the special attention of the House, because of the
concerns expressed to it. The House must decide whether we
reject them and invite the Government to think again. The
regulations are intended to create an entirely voluntary system
for places of worship that wish to register civi