Blog & News
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Archbishop of Canterbury: the law should not redefine marriage
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, gave a carefully worded speech yesterday about human rights ...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Why it would be wrong to legalise gay marriage, by the Archbishop of Canterbury Daily Mail, 29 February 2012 ...
Amanda Platell: Vilified for daring to fight for marriage
In her Daily Mail column on Saturday, Amanda Platell makes some fair points about the debate on redefining ...
Marriage petition passes 50,000 …and growing
In less than one week, the national petition for marriage has gathered more than 50,000 signatures. That ...
Sunday, 26 February 2012
‘Gay marriage’ to be taught in schools Sunday Express, 26 February 2012
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Lynne Featherstone: this is not gay rights versus religious beliefs Daily Telegraph, 25 February 2012 Vilified ...
Video: (BBC) Lynne Featherstone doesn’t own marriage
BBC News, 25 Feb 2012. A Coalition for Marriage spokesman comments on an article by Equality Minister Lynne ...
Marriage doesn’t belong to Lynne Featherstone
In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph Lynne Featherstone, the government’s Equality Minister and Lib Dem ...
Petition breaks 30,000 mark, and shows no sign of stopping
The national petition for marriage sped past the 30,000 mark this morning, and it shows no sign of stopping. ...
Video: Lord Carey speaks at launch of the Coalition for Marriage
A three minute video from the launch event, featuring Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and ...
Video: Adam Boulton of Sky News says “Coalition for Marriage has stolen a march”
Adam Boulton of Sky News, before he interviews the former Archbishop of Canterbury about redefining marriage, ...
Staggering 15,000 sign marriage petition on first day
Barely 24 hours after the national petition for marriage went live, over 15,000 people have signed up. ...