At present the religious wedding ceremonies of most faiths are not recognised by the state, requiring many couples to hold two ceremonies. “The proposals include several troubling suggestions, such as abolishing the use of ‘prescribed words’ and scrapping the requirement for open doors. C4M noted that even the government’s own paper suggested that forced marriage could be harder to prevent should its proposals become law. Furthermore it was noted that conscience provisions for those who do not wish to conduct same-sex weddings had been removed. And you can guess what that fit and proper test will be looking for – a willingness to conduct same-sex weddings?”