Weddings in the Kingdom Hall and UK law? Isn't everyone entitled to use it?

by digderidoo 6 Replies latest jw friends

  • digderidoo
    digderidoo

    This has come to my mind the last couple of days, i wondered if anyone knows anything about this?

    If a place is licenced to hold a wedding, isn't everyone entitled to use that place?

    I seem to remember that when Charles and Camilla got married Windsor castle wouldn't licence themselves for it, because it would mean they couldn't refuse people to use it for their own wedding. So they married officially in Guild Hall, Windsor then just had a service in Windsor Castle.

    So, if Kingdom Halls are used for weddings, under UK law can just anyone request they use it and the elders can't legally refuse due to licence conditions? Worth looking into.

    Paul

  • LouBelle
    LouBelle

    I don't know about UK law. I do know however that if you want to get married in a catholic church you have to be a "confirmed" catholic otherwise you can't - so perhaps the same applies to Jws.

  • shamus100
    shamus100

    Why in the heavens would anyone want to get married in a semi-windowless cheap-carpeted hell hole?

  • digderidoo
    digderidoo

    btt

  • wobble
    wobble

    I don't think under U.K law anybody could demand to use it,regardless of what the Congo. may say.

    It raises issues as to the validity of their Charitable status though,of how much benefit to the community is this tightly controlled facility?

    love

    Wobble

  • blondie
    blondie

    The Lutheran church my MIL attends requires that you be a baptized member.

  • besty
    besty

    AFAIK in the UK it's the officiating personnel that are registered - not the venues - meaning that you don't_have_to_get_married_in_the_KH if you don't wan't to

    and a few renegade JW's I knew exercised their 'right' to have an offsite ceremony..:-)

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