Labour won’t tolerate freedom of conscience
from Christian Concern:
Tim Dieppe comments on the recent resignation of Labour’s shadow faith minister, Janet Daby.
Janet Daby resigned as Labour’s shadow faith minister last week over comments she had made in support of freedom of conscience.
The MP for Lewisham East had argued for a conscience clause to protect those who object to certain duties because of their religion. She said that registrars who have a conscientious objection to same-sex marriage should be protected from losing their jobs.
Daby describes herself as a Christian who attends church and is a member of Christians on the Left. She has been a Sunday school teacher and churchwarden.
Asked about the clash between people of faith and secular culture
The comments were made in an interview with Religion Media Centre on 7 December.
In the interview she was asked about, “the clash between people faith and secular culture, for example, where registrars have been sacked for refusing to hold same-sex wedding ceremonies. Is that the appropriate response, or should there be special arrangements for the believer in those circumstances?”
‘It is an issue of conscience’
Daby answered as follows:
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