Blog & News

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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 ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Sunday, 26 February 2012

‘Gay marriage’ to be taught in schools Sunday Express, 26 February 2012

Feb 27, 2012

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Saturday, 25 February 2012

Lynne Featherstone: this is not gay rights versus religious beliefs Daily Telegraph, 25 February 2012 Vilified ...

Feb 27, 2012

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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 ...

Feb 27, 2012

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Marriage doesn’t belong to Lynne Featherstone

In yesterday’s Daily Telegraph Lynne Featherstone, the government’s Equality Minister and Lib Dem ...

Feb 26, 2012

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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. ...

Feb 23, 2012

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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 ...

Feb 22, 2012

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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, ...

Feb 22, 2012

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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. ...

Feb 21, 2012

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Tuesday, 21 February 2012

The hounding of David Burrowes Cranmer, 21 February 2012 Cameron reaffirms commitment to gay marriage in face ...

Feb 21, 2012

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Marriage: ‘the most successful partnership in history’

Yesterday saw the launch of the Coalition for Marriage and its national marriage petition (sign here). Here is ...

Feb 21, 2012

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Monday, 20 February 2012

Letting gays marry would be wrong, Carey tells Cameron as former archbishop says proposal is ‘one of the ...

Feb 20, 2012

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