Well I am surprised (not). The Archbishop of Southwark seems to have spoken without getting the media managers on board.
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What do you think?
For some one who has thought hard and argues from a Catholic but (US) Republican position is Andrew Sullivan. Others, do not want any entanglement between civil and religious conceptions (myself). Now it looks as if the Lib part of the ConLib whatever the coalition calls itself seems to be pushing for same sex civil partnerships to be celebrated in religious buildings by ministers of that religion. As far as I can see no one is being forced to do or have anything. For the British right wing (Telegraph and Mail especially) it is a matter of great importance. But as one Telegraph blogger said this morning of the Abp of Cardiff's outburst yesterday where were the denunciations of the clergy abusing children and vulnerable adults until very recently?
Fortunately, Britain being a largely secular society (with the exception of the occasional royal madnesses) many people can see that when two people love each other that's the end of the matter really. They do not seem to get too hung up on natural law arguments. Fortunately. As the ladies at the check out said the day we had our CP when they asked what all the smoked salmon was for? We told them it was for our CP celebration and they said "Awwww...how lovely". Ok it was Waitrose.
Jack Drescher draws attention to http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/us/politics/25marriage.html?_r=2&hp Right wing seems to be losing interest in gay marriage in USA.
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