MP wants to close churches who don't marry gays
Mike Weatherley , the Conservative MP for Hove , has called for churches to be banned from holding marriages if they refuse to perform civil partnerships for gay couples. He says that the idea will bring more equality for gay couples. In a letter (see below) to prime minister David Cameron , Mr Weatherley wrote: “As long as religious groups can refuse to preside over ceremonies for same-sex couples there will be inequality. “Such behaviour is not be tolerated in other areas, such as adoption, after all. “Until we untangle unions and religion in this country we will struggle to find a fair arrangement.” Mr Weatherley said that 2005′s Civil Partnership Act was an “uneasy truce” between religious groups and gay rights campaigners and that lawmakers knew an “inherent inequality” would persist. Hove, which neighbours Brighton, has a large gay community. The area has one of the highest rates of civil partnerships. Ministers say they plan to move forward legislation to allow civil partner...