Religion and law round-up – 3rd May

An eclectic mix, from clergy employment to long skirts in the Ardennes and swingers’ sex clubs in Nashville…

The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 has landed …

The recent guest post by Bob Morris began: “At practically the last gasp of the now dissolved Parliament, the bringing into force of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in his capacity as Lord President, on Friday 26 March 2015 [Hansard, Lords, HLWS483].” Although a little over a month before the birth of a daughter to the Duchess of Cambridge on 2 May, the timing of the birth was immaterial since the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 was made retrospective to 28 October 2011 – the date of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting agreement – to allow for the delay in implementing the change to the law. Continue reading