Swiss Reformed Church Order deletes ‘bride’ and ‘groom’

17-08-2022

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Swiss Reformed Church Order deletes ‘bride’ and ‘groom’

The Reformed Church in the Swiss canton of Zurich is deleting words such as "bride" and "groom" from its Church Order. These will be replaced by the "gender-neutral" term "married couple".

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