Tory peer who said schools ‘promote homosexuality’ says Islamophobia is seen...
Tory minister Baroness Warsi says Islamophobia is socially acceptable and has passed the “dinner party test”. In a speech she is to give today at the University of Leicester, the peer will also warn...
View ArticleTory peers “planning to oppose” rules for civil partnerships on religious...
Tory peers will oppose new civil partnership regulations on the basis that they fail to protect religious establishments from being obliged to host ceremonies, the Independent reports. The unnamed...
View ArticleChurch of England lawyers dismiss fears over new civil partnership rules
The Church of England’s legal team has rejected an argument that regulations on civil partnerships in religious buildings offer insufficient protection for those bodies who do not wish to perform them....
View ArticleHouse of Lords rejects peer’s challenge to religious civil partnership rules
The motion to reintroduce the ban on civil partnerships in religious premises has been withdrawn by Baroness O’Cathain after it was debated today in the House of Lords. The Lords has rejected the...
View ArticleRabbi Baroness Neuberger will vote for marriage equality to hold a...
Crossbench peer and Reform rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger has reaffirmed her support for same-sex marriage, jokingly stating she is waiting for the day she can hold a “Moonie-style mass gay wedding”....
View ArticleConservative peer Baroness O’Cathain: ‘The Government should admit same-sex...
Speaking to the House of Lords yesterday, Baroness Detta O’Cathain told peers that marriage should be reserved for heterosexual couples, claiming that children show “superior social, emotional and...
View ArticleBaroness Brinton elected Liberal Democrat President
Vocal equal marriage supporter Baroness Sal Brinton has been elected as the new President of the Liberal Democrats. It was announced today that the Lib Dem peer had secured victory in the election to...
View ArticlePeer who said same-sex marriage would lead to ‘immorality’ fights for...
Baroness Butler-Sloss, who staunchly opposed same-sex marriage during last year’s debates, has said now that it is legal, there is no reason humanist weddings should not be allowed to take place. The...
View ArticleBaroness Warsi: Muslims have moved faster than Tories on gay rights
The former Chair of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi has weighed in on gay rights after a poll showed overwhelming opposition among British Muslims. The ICM poll of 1000 Muslims was commissioned...
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