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Couples opt for humanist weddings as appeal of the church wanes
The General Register Office for Scotland reports that the number of marriages conducted by the Humanist Society of Scotland (HSS) has risen for the third year running – despite only being made legal three years ago.Meanwhile, since 2005 the number of weddings conducted by the Catholic Church has fallen by 3 per cent while those conducted by the Church of Scotland have fallen by 13 per cent.
Full story at The Scotsman.
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