Britain to allow gay marriages in churches

LONDON (AFP) – Britain will announce plans next week to allow gay marriages in churches and other religious buildings, officials said Friday, although Prime Minister David Cameron insisted no faith group would be forced to hold them.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller will unveil ministers’ responses to a consultation earlier this year, which will propose that religious organisations should be able to ‘opt-in’ to hold same-sex weddings, according to a government source.

Amid strong opposition from the Church of England and Roman Catholics, however, as well as many members of Cameron’s Conservative party, Miller will stress that no religious groups will be forced to conduct gay weddings.

Speaking to reporters on a visit to a car factory, Cameron said: “I’m a massive supporter of marriage and I don’t want gay people to be excluded from a great institution.

“But let me be absolutely 100 percent clear, if there is any church or any synagogue or any mosque that doesn’t want to have a gay marriage it will not, absolutely must not, be forced to hold it.

“That is absolutely clear in the legislation.

“Also let me make clear, this is a free vote for members of Parliament but personally I will be supporting it.”

Gay couples have had the right to hold a civil partnership since 2004 but campaigners have pushed for full equality with heterosexual couples.

In its submission to the public consultation in June, the Church of England said legalising gay marriage could force it out of its traditional role of conducting weddings on behalf of the state.

However the Quakers welcomed Friday’s news, saying they had been campaigning since 2009 for all marriages in Quaker meeting houses to be legally valid.

“We are waiting for the law to catch up,” said recording clerk Paul Parker, adding: “For Quakers, this is an issue of religious freedom and we don’t seek to impose this on others.”

A government spokesman said: “The government is committed to bringing equal civil marriage forward and the consultation results will be announced next week.

“We are very clear that religious organisations must be protected and that no religious organisation will be forced to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies.

“The European Convention on Human Rights guarantees freedom of religion and we will additionally bring in very strong legal locks to ensure the protection is watertight.”

14-Year-Old Boy Who Was About To Become A Father Hangs Himself To Death

A 14-year-old boy who was found hanging at his grandparents home is thought to be the latest victim of the ‘fainting game’.

 Liam Hardy – who was about to become a father – was found unconscious at the home in Sutton.

He was taken to the St George’s Hospital in Tooting but died eight days later.

As reported by the Evening Standard, it is feared he may have become another victim of the ‘fainting game’ – in which young people choke themselves to achieve a brief high.

It is a craze which started in America and campaign groups say 86 people may have died in Britain as a result of the game.

Warm tributes have already been paid to the youngster. A memorial has been set up in front of Carshalton Boys’ Sports College which is covered in flowers and messages.

Some of his friends at the school are also receiving counseling.

His girlfriend Paige Ramsay is pregnant with their daughter.

She has left a number of messages on a Facebook page which was set up in the teenager’s memory.

In one she said: ‘Not long until our baby girl is here Liam. I can’t wait to meet her so then I’m finally holding part of you again.

‘I know I always said I was scared of giving birth but now I just don’t care because then you’ll finally be looking back at me again.’

An inquest into the teenager’s death has been opened and adjourned and the Metropolitan Police are not treating the death as suspicious. He died last Tuesday.

Liam’s mother, Janine Hardy, told the Sutton Guardian: ‘Liam was, and still is, my world – both my sons are. He was, and still is, very much loved by all his family and the many other people he came into contact with.

‘Although a typical teenage boy with his love of sports and music, he had a very kind hearted and helpful nature – happy to run errands to the local shop for his Mum, take the rubbish outside, or hold a door open for you enter.

‘He had a very special bond with his Grandad and was extremely close to his younger brother and was very protective of him.

‘The family would like to thank their family and friends, and Liam’s school, for their love, support and kind words at this difficult time. We will miss Liam every day.’

She said that her son had a keen interest in the navy and as a member of the sea cadets had travelled on the aircraft carrier HMS Ocean during its deployment marking this summer’s Olympic Games.

Headteacher Simon Barber said: ‘Liam was a popular boy who was likable, smart and good at sport.’

8 Years Old Amarachi Uyanne Wins Nigeria's Got Talent

Congrats to my daughter, Amarachi, I am proud of you!

 Name:                                     Amarachi Uyanne
State Auditioned:                      Benin, Edo State
Act:                                           Dancing
Date of Birth:                            17/07/2004
Educational Status:                South Point Primary School, Benin
Occupation:                           Student
In her words:                          I started dancing at age 5. It is a gift and a passion that God deposited in me.

TO WATCH HER FINAL PERFORMANCE CLICK ON THE LINK BELLOW 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GDPedLleJlQ#t=0s 

I Secretly Married Annie Because Of My Other Baby Mamas - 2Face

It’s no secret that before Tuface Idibia settled down with Annie Macaulay, he was running rampant with different women, and condoms weren’t his friend. In the space of a few years he had fathered 6 children with 3 different ladies. In the end he chose his 1st love Annie. Following his spectacular proposal to Annie on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14 2012) everyone expected a glamorous wedding, but the couple surprised fans and the media by performing a secret civil ceremony in May.

Tubaba has given his reason for the secret nuptials as consideration for his other baby mamas Pero Adeniyi (mother of 3 Tuface offspring) and Sumbo Ajaba (Mother of 2).

In a recent interview with Punch Nigeria he states,

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Annie is my first and true love. I had known her before I met the other women in my life. As a Christian, I had to marry one woman and it just had to be Annie. We had a secret wedding after we had reached an agreement and amicable understanding about the mothers of my children. It was a tough decision to make, one of the toughest in my life.

I secretly married her because I have so much respect for my other babies’ mothers; I cannot afford to hurt their feelings with a sudden society wedding with Annie, not now. I chose her above the others because she has been through it all with me.

SAD: (PHOTOS) 4 Friends Killed In Gruesome Car Crash In Ibadan, Oyo State

Six friends were reported to have been involved in a gruesome car accident at the earlier hour of today in Ibadan, Oyo State, out of which four of them whose name were Johnson, Bisola, Small and Dube passed out in the hospital and other two in critical condition.

Their Red Toyota Camry (muscle) collided with another oncoming vehicle while driving from a club along Ring Road, name withheld, to another club.

Please, people drive safely, buckle up for safety and do not drink and drive. Also don’t let your drunk friends drive.

Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released, 15 years after his death

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office released the autopsy report on Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, on Friday, more than 15 years after the rapper was shot to death.
The 23-page report offers fresh details about his death, which remains one of the city's best-known unsolved homicides.
Wallace, 24, was shot and killed early on March 9, 1997, as he was leaving a music industry party. He was riding in the front passenger seat of a Chevrolet Suburban when another vehicle pulled up beside his and someone opened fire.
Wallace was shot four times, according to the autopsy report.
The fatal bullet entered his right hip and ripped through several organs, including his liver, heart and lung. The other bullets struck Wallace in his left forearm, his back and his left thigh.
He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he arrived in full cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m.
At the time of his death, he had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Wallace was 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighed 395 pounds and had a tattoo on his right forearm that read: "The Lord is My Light and my Salvation ..."
His slaying has long stumped investigators.
Los Angeles police and the FBI both looked into the case but made no arrests.
Wallace was killed just six months after his former friend and rap rival Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, leading some to believe both shootings were tied to a so-called rap war between East Coast and West Coast hip-hop artists and their record companies.
Shakur recorded for Marion "Suge" Knight's Los Angeles-based Death Row Records, while Wallace was signed with New York-based Bad Boy Entertainment.
Shakur's killing is also unsolved.

Man Imitates Friend's Voice To Rape His Girlfriend

A man allegedly raped his friend's lover after sneaking into her blankets in the middle of the night after imitating his friend's voice and usual jokes.
That was after his friend whom he had offered for accommodation together with his girlfriend at his place of residence visited the toilet.

Circumstances are that the alleged rapist, name withheld to protect the victim, on 27 October proceeded to Jokes and Saddle night spot with the complainant and her boyfriend. It is reported that after a short stint at the drinking spot they left for another one in the city centre.

When they arrived, it is reported that the alleged sexual predator remained seated in the car and later followed the pair into the bar instructing them that they should go home. It is alleged the trio proceeded to the man's place of residence in Famona where upon arrival he offered the pair his spare bedroom.

Around midnight, the complainant is reported to have woken up saying she was afraid of the darkness and in the process her boyfriend also woke up to visit the toilet.

It seems the now accused who was in his bedroom following proceedings in the spare bedroom rushed to the spare bedroom after realising that his friend had visited the toilet.

It is reported that when the man opened the door, the complainant thought it was her boyfriend and the former immediately joined her in bed holding her hands While imitating his friend's voice and jokes.

The victim thinking that it was her boyfriend, told the sexual poacher that she was tired but the later had none of it as he was reportedly kissing her whispering saying, "everything will be alright dear."

It is further alleged that he allegedly raped her once and returned to his bedroom.

The complainant who claimed that after the sexual abuse she felt burning sensations when urinating, reported the matter to the police leading to the arrest of the man.

For the offence the accused was brought before Bulawayo magistrate Mrs Learnmore Mapiye.

He was being charged with rape as defined in section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. He was not formally Charged and the matter I was remanded to 17 December at Regional Court C and the accused is out of custody on $50 bail.