Gay marriage has been legalised by Parliament - but is still banned by most of New Zealand's 10 ma religns, a new Herald survey shows.
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- 'FABULO GAY WEDDG' IS NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST
- NEW ZEALAND RABOW TOURISM - GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL
- GAY WEDDGS BAN: CHURCH SAY NO
- NEW ZEALAND HOLDS FIRST GAY WEDDGS
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Photo / Dean PurcellGay marriage has been legalised by Parliament - but is still banned by most of New Zealand's 10 ma religns. A Herald survey has found that five of the top 10 - Catholics, Baptists, Ratana, Mormons and Mlims - are unlikely to bend their strict opposn to gay marriag spe last week's 77-44 vote Parliament to legalise same-sex Anglins are also opposed, at least for new law says celebrants om anisatns approved to nduct marriag are not obliged to marry a same-sex uple if is agast "the relig beliefs or philosophil or humanarian nvictns of the approved anisatn". "But liberal Anglin mister Rev Glynn Cardy of St Matthew--the-Cy said a gay uple uld marry his church as long as they ed a mister om another church.
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Baptist natnal lear Rev Craig Vernall said Baptist church were pennt and were also ee to make their own cisns, but he believed the vast majory would refe to nduct gay marriag or allow them Baptist church.