ATHENS, Greece Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church.
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Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, with 176 lawmakers out of 300 voting in favor of the landmark bill.
Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted late Thursday in favor of the landmark bill drafted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ' center-right government.
Greece legalized same-sex civil marriage, making it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so, despite opposition from the Greek Church.A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers out of 300 voted in favor of the bill, with 76 against, two abstaining and 46 not present during the vote.The law grants full parental rights to married same-sex