Some fascinating figures from Spain where gay marriage has been legal since 2005, from the latest Affinity bulletin. The table shows the number of same-sex and other sex marriages from 2000 onwards. 2005 was the year that gay marriage was …
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Here’s Reason number 6 to oppose gay marriage according to the Coalition for Marriage. Myth 6 Opponents are just bigots This slur is meant to shut down debate and stop people thinking for themselves. Nick Clegg landed in hot water over a draft speech which …
Before all this Women Bishops malarkey we were doing a series looking at the Coalition for Marriage’s “Ten Reasons†leaflet. The idea is to go through each argument and see amongst us whether it has any merit. Here’s number five. Myth …
Here’s Number Four. Myth 4 No impact on schools The current law requires schools to teach children about the importance of marriage. If marriage is given a new definition, it will be endorsed in schools. According to expert legal advice, any teacher who fails to …
Some brief thoughts on the B&B issue (copied and adapted from a comment I made earlier this morning). In both cases so far (Bulls and Wilkinsons) one of the key criticisms made by the justices were the inconsistency of the …
A great new video from the Campaign for Marriage (which I think they adapted from a US version). Kinda fits right in with our current discussion on the “myths”, especially that of legal equality. And, I don’t think it mentions …