Canvassers
It’s County Council Election time in the the UK folks! Me : What is your candidate’s view on same sex marriage? Canvasser : We believe any two people who love each other should be able to marry M: So you …
Tag: Same Sex Marriage
Fast-track to Polygamy?
Here’s an interesting idea. Wait until you see who wrote it. So there’s one aspect of the pro-gay-marriage brief that deserves a mental asterisk. A second argument that has always been a bit weak has been the attempt to minimise …
The Moment that Sums it All Up
There was a glorious moment in this afternoon’s Committee evidence gathering session in Portcullis House for the Same Sex Marriage Bill which completely summed up the whole problem with the conversation the nation is blatantly failing to have on this …
Same-Sex Marriage Bill – Committee Stage
You can watch it live on the Parliament Website. The Bill website has up-to-date details and will include amendments as they are proposed. — Update – The afternoon stream (12th February) is here
Gay Marriage – ComRes Polls
This weekend ComRes published a whole raft of polls on the Gay Marriage issue. There are polls on general party support, ethnic minorities, general public opinion, teachers and sexual orientation minorities. Some observations. The LGB survey is fascinating simply on …
Same-Sex Marriage and Clergy
Here’s the big unanswered question for the House of Bishops – will they permit clergy to enter same-sex marriages? As was pointed out in a comment on yesterday’s post, the new law seems to suggest that the Church of England can if …