It was only a matter of time
by Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage:
Remember when the Government legalised same-sex marriage in churches but promised nobody would ever be forced to conduct them, thanks to the ‘quadruple lock’?
Remember when we said: “We have no confidence in so-called ‘safeguards’ Ministers will offer”?
Sadly, we were right. The quadruple lock is under attack.
An amendment signed by three members of the House of Lords is aimed at stripping out the ‘clergy exemption’ from the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act. They want to force Church of England and Church in Wales clergy to perform same-sex marriages.
One of the three, Lord Collins of Highbury, has also co-signed an amendment to impose same-sex marriage on Northern Ireland, despite this being a matter for the devolved Assembly.
Both amendments are to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill, which will be discussed in the Lords tomorrow.
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