And surely the ability of a religious reference to solemnize an event will depend on the religious beliefs of the person hearing the reference. |
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Although a rabbi was not needed to solemnize marriages, the rabbis suggest that their presence at weddings was desirable. |
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The bill would not force clergy opposed to same-sex marriage to solemnize the vows. |
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Sikhs, on the other hand, do not give or take dowries, and they solemnize their marriages before the Granth, their sacred book. |
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Knowing that he is not authorized by the laws of this state to do so, he performs a marriage ceremony or presumes to solemnize a marriage. |
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Having at length obtained Alice's consent, Talbot needed only to find a priest to solemnize their marriage. |
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Ministers of religion who solemnize marriages do not do so merely as instruments of the state. |
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But the Act stipulates that no minister may be compelled to solemnize a civil union if his or her religion forbids it. |
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If I am told by the court that I will be breaking the law of this land should I not solemnize same-sex marriages, then so be it. |
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I look forward to the day when he and I find each other, fall in love, and solemnize our relationship by exchanging Kiss Monitors™. |
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It was very pleasant and interesting to listen to the various initiatives to solemnize the jubilee year planned and lived by every Monastery! |
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In most municipalities in Ontario justices of the peace will no longer solemnize civil marriages. |
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The Regulation issued on 29 December 1995 governing registrars appointed to solemnize marriages between non-Muslims contains a similar provision. |
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Any person authorized to solemnize marriages, including ministers, may now celebrate civil unions. |
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The registrars appointed to solemnize marriages between non-Muslims are also bound by the same provision. |
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They work both as monuments to the cause and as exemplary bits of urbanism, incorporated into public spaces that they solemnize without subduing. |
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Mayors have the power to solemnize marriages, but the couple is supposed to get a license first. |
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One of the essential elements of the government's draft legislation is to ensure that no one is required in any way to solemnize a marriage that does not respect their religious values. |
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Paul A. Jarvie, a friend of the groom's family who received permission from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to solemnize this marriage, officiated at the Seaport Boston Hotel. |
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The authorization to solemnize marriage is really a matter of provincial jurisdiction but the clause implies that somehow it is a federal responsibility. |
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So we would like to see protection built into human rights legislation to ensure that members of the clergy will not be required to solemnize marriages not in accordance with their teaching. |
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No minister of a religion may be compelled to solemnize a marriage to which there is any impediment according to his religion and to the discipline of the religious society to which he belongs. |
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It's clear that Parliament has certain powers, but it does not have the power to make a decision that would necessarily impact the provinces' power to solemnize marriage. |
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Consequently, Parliament cannot decide to withdraw from this field of jurisdiction and leave it up to religious institutions, because it is the provinces who decide who will be solemnize marriages. |
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And when your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you Even at that time I may be married too. |
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The government has only proposed one tiny clause to protect religious freedom, a clause that states that religious officials will not be forced to solemnize marriages. |
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This morning I want to speak to you from a practitioner's viewpoint, one that's been ordained by a religious body to perform marriage and also licensed by the government to solemnize marriage. |
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To solemnize Portugal's claim to the land, the wooden cross was erected and a second religious service held on 1 May. |
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The couple chose to solemnize their relationship in a secular ceremony, instead of having a wedding. |
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