by John | Mar 9, 2012 | Overseas commentary
When David Cameron told his party conference in October that he supported gay marriage because he was a Conservative, he may not have fully anticipated the range and force of the opposition that he would elicit. He knows now. Despite a torrent of criticism from...
by John | Mar 9, 2012 | Overseas commentary
The former Labour Justice Secretary, Jack Straw has attacked the opposition to marriage equality by the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. Mr Straw served as Home, Foreign and Justice Secretary under New Labour. He was Foreign Secretary when civil...
by John | Feb 25, 2012 | News, World news
The Church does not “own” marriage nor have the exclusive right to say who can marry, a government minister has said. Equalities minister Lynne Featherstone said the government was entitled to introduce same-sex marriages, which she says would be a...
by John | Feb 16, 2012 | News, World news
Results of a poll released today say 61% of people in the UK who identify as Christian back fully equal rights for gay couples. The 2011 Ipsos MORI study explored the “beliefs, knowledge and attitudes” of people who identified as Christian after the nationwide census...
by John | Feb 8, 2012 | News, World news
ConservativeHome editor tells party that changing the law would strengthen a valuable institution A prominent Conservative has broken ranks with his allies on the “religious right” by declaring his support for the Government’s controversial plans to...
