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British people, of all or no faiths, must unite to defeat gay ‘marriage’

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Image via Wikipedia Dr John Sentamu , the archbishop of York, (pictured) has told David Cameron , the prime minister, not to legalize gay marriage *. He said (in an  interview  in the Telegraph this weekend): “Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman ... I don’t think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is. It is set in tradition and history and you can’t just [change it] overnight, no matter how powerful you are ... We’ve seen dictators do it in different contexts and I don’t want to redefine very clear social structures that have been in existence for a long time and then overnight the state believes it could go in a particular way ... “ Dr Sentamu rightly alludes to the actions of “dictators” when referring to David Cameron’s plans, for the following reasons: Firstly, consider the enormity of what the government intends to bring about. David Cameron and his government intend to re-define marriage: a fundamental good of human beings, the first and vital c