Tags: Marriage
The Same-Sex Marriage Bill delivers a blow to the bishops in the House of Lords
So, the prospect of gay marriage took a mighty leap forward in the House of Lords this week as the intended "wrecking... Read More »
Better the muddle you know: Disestablishment and gay marriage
If, as looks very likely, gay marriage becomes law, the established Church will be opposed to the law of the land... Read More »
You can’t do that – it’s against my religion
As the Same-Sex Marriage Bill reaches the House of Lords, Margot Fernandez writes about the American experience of... Read More »
Catholic magazine says Same Sex Marriage Bill will disestablish the Church of England
The Catholic weekly magazine The Tablet carried an editorial in its 25 May edition predicting that the legalisation... Read More »
Same-sex marriage – is Cameron’s commitment wobbling?
When the issue of same-sex marriage began to arise around the world, the Catholic Church foolishly decided that it... Read More »
We need answers to the doubts and distrust raised by the call for sharia law
We have the privilege of living in a free society, in which the rights of the individual are not determined by their... Read More »
Saudi religious police aren’t funny
By Terry Sanderson
If you are going to have a special police division to enforce morality in a country that is already... Read More »
Is it time to separate church and state in marriage?
By Norman Bonney
One fact that the on-going debate over equal marriage has highlighted is that current marriage laws... Read More »
French confrontation of church and state over gay marriage
By Catherine Le Fur
The Law Commission of the French parliament held a hearing on 29 November to listen to representations... Read More »
Stonewall is right – the Cardinal is a bigot
By Terry Sanderson, NSS President
The LGBT rights group Stonewall is under mounting attack for nominating Cardinal... Read More »
Are parliament’s theocrats about to have their day?
When the Conservative-led coalition Government came to power at the last election we braced ourselves for a raised... Read More »
Gay marriage promised in Scotland – but Church wrangles concessions in schools
So, after one of the largest responses to a consultation ever recorded, the Scottish Government has announced that... Read More »
Why the Church must not win in this confrontation with the state
The Church of England has thrown down the gauntlet to the Government over the issue of gay marriage.
The message is... Read More »
Advertising watchdog threatens to martyr Archbishop Cranmer all over again
The rather eccentric Christian blogger Archbishop Cranmer is under investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority... Read More »
The battle against gay marriage causes deep divisions in politics and religion
The Pope's representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholic leaders to form a united front with their Muslim and... Read More »
Child brides and licensed rape
Women in the UK are being forced to get married with threats and violence. Children under the legal age of consent... Read More »
Confrontation over gay marriage could change the relationship between religion and the state
It's happening all around the world. An increasingly politicised Catholic Church is manufacturing confrontations with... Read More »
Homophobia and the rise of Britain’s religious right
With the blaze of publicity at its launch, smooth-talking media spokespeople and petition raising efforts, the campaign... Read More »
