UK: 58 cross-party MPs oppose same-sex ‘marriage’
LONDON, December 17, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – 58 Members of Parliament, from all three main parties, have announced their opposition to the UK coalition government’s plans to institute “gay marriage”. In a letter to the government, the group said they are “united in supporting the institution of marriage defined in law as a union between a man and a woman”. They added that they “recognise the value of a loving and committed relationship,” and “respect civil partnership”. One leading pro-family organization, however, said it will take more than this to stop the determination of the Prime Minister, and that an all-out public rebellion will be required. A rebellion is brewing in David Cameron's Conservative Party, and some insiders worry that gay "marriage" could spell the demise of the party. The group of MPs noted that at the time of the last general election none of the three main parties included a policy of redefining marriage. “It was not contained in a...