Posts

Showing posts with the label Lynne Featherstone

UK Conservatives trounced in local elections: loss blamed on gay ‘marriage’ push

Image
LONDON, May 8, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Homosexualist activists say they are disappointed today after the Cameron government ’s proposed “gay marriage” plans were not included in this morning’s Queen’s Speech in Parliament. Meanwhile, Conservative Party loyalists are saying the party’s  “gay marriage” push , along with the Liberal Democrats ’ plan to “reform” the House of Lords to make it an elected body, have cost both parties dearly in last week’s local elections. Observers are speculating that the results of the nation-wide local elections, which vote in representatives in county and municipal councils, have prompted a frantic rewriting of the government’s policies in time for this morning’s Queen’s Speech, the event that announces the government’s upcoming goals. While “gay marriage” was not mentioned in the Speech, Lords Reform is still officially on the table. However, the fate of the plan to redefine marriage remains unclear, with conflicting information emerging. Chanc

Gays want to rewrite entire cultures

Image
David Cameron's picture on the 10 Downing Street website (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Creating “gay marriage,” is an attempt to rewrite the natural law and “recreate society,” says  Mario Conti ,  Archbishop of Glasgow . The bishop’s strong comments as the  European Court of Human Rights  has ruled that there is no such thing as a “right” to “gay marriage” in the  European Convention on Human Rights , a revelation that has yet to put a damper on the  UK government ’s enthusiasm for changing the legal definition of marriage. “It is certainly not the role of law to recreate our society according to passing fashions and ideologies, nor to redefine nature whether in terms of persons and their rights or its natural institutions,” Archbishop Conti said in a homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh this weekend. The prelate said that current plans to alter the definition of marriage, promoted by the Conservative government of  David Cameron  as an effort to strengthen marriage, are in r

Gay ‘marriage’ push aims to ‘recreate society’ and marginalise Christianity: Archbishop of Glasgow

Image
David Cameron's picture on the 10 Downing Street website (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) GLASGOW/STRASSBURG, March 27, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Creating “gay marriage,” is an attempt to rewrite the natural law and “recreate society,” says Mario Conti , Archbishop of Glasgow . The bishop’s strong comments as the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that there is no such thing as a “right” to “gay marriage” in the European Convention on Human Rights , a revelation that has yet to put a damper on the UK government ’s enthusiasm for changing the legal definition of marriage. “It is certainly not the role of law to recreate our society according to passing fashions and ideologies, nor to redefine nature whether in terms of persons and their rights or its natural institutions,” Archbishop Conti said in a homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh this weekend. The prelate said that current plans to alter the definition of marriage, promoted by the Conservative government of David Ca

Ben & Jerry’s re-names ice cream flavor to support gay ‘marriage’ in England

Image
Image via Wikipedia March 14, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - As the UK Government moves in the direction of legalizing same-sex “marriage,” Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has launched a lobbying campaign in support of the move that includes re-naming one of their ice cream flavors . British Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone announced last September that the government was committed to legalizing same sex “marriage” by 2015, and would launch a consultation regarding the issue this spring. In anticipation of the consultation, which will begin later this month, Ben & Jerry’s announced yesterday that the flavor “Oh! My! Apple Pie !” will be called “Apple-y Ever After” in England. Its re-designed tub features a wedding cake decorated with rainbow stripes and topped with two groom figures. “Since our humble beginning 34 years ago, Ben & Jerry’s has been an advocate for equal rights,” said  a statement  on the company’s website about the change. “We were one of the first companies

Church 'may have to offer gay weddings' if Cameron's plans given go-ahead

Image
Image via Wikipedia Will this happen in Australia ? Will this happen in Queensland under Andrew Fraser and his self imposed gay union legislation ?  Same-sex couples will be able to have church weddings if David Cameron goes ahead with plans to allow gay marriage , the Church of England indicated yesterday.  Its lawyers said that weddings will have to be offered to same-sex couples under any scheme to open the full privileges and title of marriage to gays and lesbians. A spokesman for Christian Evangelical Coalition rejects outright any such acess would be permitted or allowed regardless of any Government legislation. The Cof E lost the plot many years ago, they are not subject to scripture or God but to the government of the day. They suggested that if same-sex couples could marry the Church would no longer be sheltered from equality laws that forbid it from discriminating against homosexuals . The admission was made by officials in a paper on the impact of new civil partnersh

UK gvmt promises to legalize same-sex ‘marriage’ before 2015

Image
LONDON, U.K. , – Britain’s coalition government is aiming to legalize same-sex “marriage” before the next general election in 2015, announced Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone on Saturday.  The move comes after the “personal intervention” of Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron , reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The decision to push for homosexual "marriage" reportedly comes after the "personal intervention" of UK Prime Minister David Cameron. “I believe that to deny one group of people the same opportunities offered to another is not only discrimination, but is not fair,” said Featherstone.  The government will begin formal consultations on the issue in March. Same-sex couples in Britain have been able to access comparable benefits to married couples since 2005 when the country legalized same-sex “civil partnerships.”  The government’s latest effort would focus strictly on changing the perennial definition of marriage. Mike Judge, head of communications

UK gvmt promises to legalize same-sex ‘marriage’ before 2015

Image
Britain’s coalition government is aiming to legalize same-sex “marriage” before the next federal election in 2015, announced Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone on Saturday.  The move comes after the “personal intervention” of Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron , reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The decision to push for homosexual "marriage" reportedly comes after the "personal intervention" of UK Prime Minister David Cameron. “I believe that to deny one group of people the same opportunities offered to another is not only discrimination, but is not fair,” said Featherstone.  The government will begin formal consultations on the issue in March. Same-sex couples in Britain have been able to access comparable benefits to married couples since 2005 when the country legalized same-sex “civil partnerships.”  The government’s latest effort would focus strictly on changing the perennial definition of marriage. Mike Judge , head of communications for The Christia