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Jul 2020
Demand for humanist weddings in Harrogate rises
Humanist celebrants across the district have given their support to the six couples who are challenging the government to change the law to legally recognise humanist marriages.
The current laws in England and Wales force couples who want a humanist wedding to have a separate civil ceremony for their marriage to be legally recognised.
The couples are going to the High Court July 7-8 and will argue that the current law discriminates against them because of their humanitarian belief.
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Rachael Meyer, a Harrogate based humanist celebrant, was fully booked for humanist weddings in 2020 and continues to be busy next year.
She said:
In England and Wales, over 1,000 couples a year already have a humanist wedding without legal recognition. The government was given the power to give legal recognition to humanist marriages in 2013 but has failed to act on it.
Humanists UK Chief Executive, Andrew Copson said:
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