{"id":2177545,"date":"2024-02-15T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greece-becomes-first-orthodox-christian-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T18:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T23:42:41","slug":"greece-becomes-first-orthodox-christian-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greece-becomes-first-orthodox-christian-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece legalizes same-sex marriage, a first for Orthodox Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreece-becomes-first-orthodox-christian-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2177545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A protester holding a Holy Icon takes\u2064 part in\u200d a rally against same-sex marriage, at central \u2063Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 15, \u200c2024. Greece\u2019s parliament is to vote Thursday to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian \u2064country\u200c and\u2063 despite\u200d opposition from the influential Greek Church. \u2064(AP Photo\/Michael\u200b Varaklas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\/\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>3:31 PM \u2013 Thursday, February 15, 2024<\/p>\n<h2>Greece Legalizes Gay Marriage, Making History<\/h2>\n<p>Greece has\u200d officially become the first Orthodox\u2063 Christian country to legalize gay marriage, marking a monumental decision. This historic \u2064move comes despite opposition from \u200bthe influential Greek Church.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-measure-blocking-china-from-buying-us-farmland\/\" title=\"House Passes Measure Blocking China From Buying US Farmland\">cross-party majority<\/a>\u2064 of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat Parliament voted\u2062 on Thursday in favor of the bill. 76 rejected the reform, \u2063while two others did \u2064not vote. 46\u2064 were not present for the vote. <\/p>\n<p>The law was drafted by Greek \u200cPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 center-right government \u200band also had support from four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veggie-only-uk-school-bans-meat-from-lunches-over-climate-fears\/\" title=\"Veggie Only! UK School Bans Meat from Lunches Over Climate Fears\">left-leaning parties<\/a>. With\u2062 the passing\u200c of\u200b the law, Greece becomes the 16<sup>th<\/sup> country within\u2062 the European Union\u2062 and the 35<sup>th<\/sup> worldwide to legalize\u2062 same-sex\u200b marriage. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p> \u201cPeople who\u2064 have been invisible will finally be made visible around us.\u2062 And with them, many children will finally find their rightful place,\u201d Mitsotakis told lawmakers ahead of the evening vote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The European country\u200c has\u200c allowed civil \u200dunions for same-sex couples\u200b since 2015, but\u2064 the law did\u2063 not permit same-sex parents to both \u200bclaim legal guardianship over their children. <\/p>\n<p>However, the new \u2063law would still prohibit same-sex couples\u2064 from having children through surrogate mothers in Greece, which is \u2063an option available to single \u200cwomen and heterosexual \u2063couples that require surrogates due\u2062 to\u200c health\u200d reasons. <\/p>\n<p>The law \u200bhas been met with criticism from the Greek \u2063Orthodox Church, which reiterated that homosexuality \u200bis a sin. \u200dThe church even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/protesters-rally-to-oppose-bill-allowing-same-sex-marriage-in-greece\/\">held protests<\/a> earlier this \u200bweek\u2062 against the Parliamentary vote. <\/p>\n<p>In\u200d 2022, Greek lawmakers banned sex-change surgeries \u2063nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2064breaking \u200bnews\u200b blasts directly to your\u200b inbox for free. Subscribe \u2064here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this \u2064post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and Kentucky Congressman \u2063James Comer \u2062says that having the closed door interview with former\u200c Hunter Biden associate Tony Bobulinski\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton\u00a0lays\u2063 our his plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pushed-doj-officials-to-back-claims-that-the-election-was-stolen-documents-show\/\" title=\"Trump Pushed DOJ Officials To Back Claims That The Election Was Stolen, Documents Show\">investigate voter fraud claims<\/a> in Texas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Kim Klacik<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Amy Peikoff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of smaller AI firms rallied after Nvidia disclosed stake \u200bin\u2062 them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia \u200cbriefly displaced\u200b Alphabet\u200b as the\u2064 U.S. stock \u200dmarket\u2019s third most valuable company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hackers from Russia, China, and \u200cIran have been \u200cusing \u2064tools from OpenAI to \u200chone their skills and trick their targets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0briefly surpassed Amazon.com Inc\u00a0in market capitalization on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-flake-voices-support-for-biden-nominee-that-key-senate-dem-said-hed-vote-against\/\" title=\"Jeff Flake Voices Support For Biden Nominee That Key Senate Dem Said He\u2019d Vote Against\">cross-party support<\/a> for the \u200cbill reflect the changing attitudes\u200b and \u2063acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights\u200c within Greek society?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  On\u2064 February \u206315, 2024, Greece made\u200c history by becoming the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize gay marriage. This monumental decision \u2062was met with opposition from the\u2064 influential Greek Church, making it even more significant.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 bill \u200breceived \u200bsupport \u200cfrom a cross-party\u200b majority of 176 \u2062lawmakers in the 300-seat Parliament,\u200c while 76 lawmakers rejected the reform and \u200dtwo others abstained \u2063from voting. This shows that there \u2062was a strong support for legalizing\u200b gay marriage in Greece.<\/p>\n<p>The law\u200b was \u200cdrafted by \u200dGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis&#8217; center-right government and was also supported by four left-leaning parties.\u200d This cross-party support reflects the\u200b changing attitudes and growing\u2064 acceptance of\u2062 LGBTQ+ rights in\u2063 Greek society.<\/p>\n<p>With the passing of \u200dthis law, Greece joins the ranks of 16\u2064 other European Union\u200d countries\u200b and \u206335 countries worldwide that have legalized same-sex\u200b marriage. \u200dThis highlights the progress that has been \u200bmade\u2062 globally towards recognizing and \u2064ensuring equal \u200crights for \u2063LGBTQ+ individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Mitsotakis, speaking to \u200blawmakers before the \u200bvote, emphasized the importance\u200d of this law in making formerly \u2062invisible people visible and giving children of\u2063 same-sex \u200bparents a rightful place in society. This \u2064statement \u200ddemonstrates the \u200bpositive impact this decision\u200b will have on countless individuals\u200d and families \u2063in Greece.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that \u200cwhile\u2062 Greece had allowed civil unions for same-sex couples since 2015,\u2062 the previous law did not\u200c permit \u200bsame-sex parents to\u2062 both\u2062 claim legal guardianship over their\u2064 children.\u2064 The new law addresses this\u200b inequality and grants\u200d equal rights to same-sex parents.<\/p>\n<p>However, it \u200cis important to mention\u2063 that the new law still prohibits same-sex\u200c couples\u2064 from having\u200d children through \u200bsurrogate mothers in \u2062Greece. This is an option that \u2064is\u2062 available to single women and heterosexual \u2064couples who\u2062 require surrogates due \u200dto health reasons. Although this is \u200da limitation, it should not overshadow the significant progress made \u2064with\u200d the legalization of gay \u2064marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Greece&#8217;s decision to legalize gay \u200bmarriage \u200bis\u200c a step forward in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. It showcases the changing attitudes and increasing acceptance \u200ctowards diversity and equality in\u2062 the \u2062country.\u200d This landmark decision will have a profound and positive impact on the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals \u200cand families\u2062 in Greece and sets an example for other Orthodox\u2062 Christian countries to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Athens, Greece, a protester brandishing a Holy Icon joins a rally at Syntagma Square against the legalization of same-sex civil marriage. Despite opposition from the influential Greek Church, Greece&#8217;s parliament is set to vote on this historic decision, marking a significant step for an Orthodox Christian country. (AP Photo\/Michael Varaklas)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2301,"featured_media":2177546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046530883184-scaled-e1708038904240.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046530883184-scaled-e1708038904240.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2177546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}