Tag: Norway

Norway’s first gay wedding in a church has taken place, just seconds after the change in the rules came in to force. Kjell Frølich Benjaminsen and Erik Skjelnæs tied the knot in the Eidskog Church in the South of the country just after midnight, making them the first same sex couple to have a marriage ceremony in a church. Paster Bettina Eckbo, who led the service, said it was “great fun and really cosy to be part of”. “They already represent the...

Congratulations Norway! Same-sex couples in Norway can now have a religious wedding in a church after a new rule was passed today (30 January). The Synod of the main church, of which more than two thirds of Norwegians are members, passed a liturgy in Trondheim to allow clergy to officiate marriages for any couple. 89 of 112 members voted for the proposal. The traditional text will be slightly modified, for example not using the words ‘bride’ and ‘groom’. ‘This is the day when a...