Humanist weddings are growing in popularity in the UK. Well, let\u2019s be accurate\u2026 Humanist weddings are growing in popularity in Scotland<\/strong>. David Cameron, in his infinite wisdom, and even though he fought for gay marriage in Parliament, put the kaibosh on humanist weddings for no discernible reason. Scotland, on the other hand, has embraced humanist weddings; so much so that they are now more popular then CoS and Catholic weddings and trail only to secular civil weddings.<\/p>\n Yay Scotland.<\/p>\n Last year, Northern Island legally recognised them; in England and Wales, they are \u2018recognised\u2019 but carry no legal weight. C\u2019mon! What bloody century are we in?<\/p>\n Here is what the BBC has to say<\/a> about how stats now show that humanist marriages are now more long-lasting than their religious counterparts:<\/p>\n Scottish couples who chose a humanist wedding are less likely to divorce than those who had other types of marriage ceremony, figures for the BBC suggest.<\/p>\n Humanist weddings have been legal in Scotland since 2005 and are now more popular than Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic weddings combined.<\/p>\n Marriage experts said divorce rates across the UK generally were declining.<\/p>\n They said other factors could determine whether couples stayed together, such as age, wealth and shared values.<\/p>\n The statistics, obtained from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) for\u00a0BBC Radio 4\u2019s Sunday programme,<\/a>\u00a0reveal that since Humanist ceremonies began couples married in them are:<\/p>\n In 2017-18, the last year full figures are available, there were 5,702 humanist marriages in Scotland.<\/p>\n There were 3,166 Church of Scotland ceremonies and 1,182 Roman Catholic weddings.<\/p>\n The most common type of wedding was a civil ceremony, of which there were 14,702\u2026.<\/p>\n\n
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