Terry Sanderson questions if the recent political upheaval will add leverage for the opponents of gay marriage in the UK.

Keith Porteous Wood on why Edwards Leigh's bill to amend the Equality Act to add "conscientious beliefs about the definition of marriage" as a protected characteristic alongside disability, sex, and sexual orientation should never make the statute book

Catherine Le Fur on the intensifying debate in France over the French Government's plans to legalise same-sex marriage

After coming under fire for nominating Cardinal Keith O'Brien as "Bigot of the Year", Terry Sanderson defends Stonewall and agrees the Cardinal is a bigot, and that the award was appropriate and well-deserved.

Has the recent reshuffle appeased the religious lobby and are parliament's theocrats about to have their day?

Aside from recognising the huge significance in this for a long oppressed section of the community, the Scottish Government's announcement that it intends to legislate to allow same sex marriage is also an important point of religious freedom.

The Church of England has thrown down the gauntlet to the Government over the issue of gay marriage.

An overview of a talk given to a Religious Discrimination and Symbolism workshop. The issue of religious discrimination — including with regard to religious symbolism and expression — is very current, and very popular.

Christian blogger Archbishop Cranmer is under investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority after he reproduced an advertisement from the group "Coalition for Marriage" which is seeking to thwart the Government's plans to legalise same-sex marriage.

Religious groups' opposition to equal marriage is causing deep rifts among their leaders and followers - and among Tory MPs.

In many ways there is more at stake than gay marriage. This is the Catholic Church trying to bully its way into political power, lobbying by intimidation and emotional blackmail.

The activities of the anti gay marriage lobby reveal the complex network of the homophobic religious right