Round-up of recent news on same-sex marriage

There is a great deal of press reporting and comment on the government's iniquitous proposals to legalize same-sex marriage - proposals they did not dare to put to the British electorate at the general election.

Without implying approval for any of the content of stories/articles/papers at the links below, I reproduce for your information, some of the main stories which have appeared today and over the weekend concerning the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) bill.

Church of England briefing for 2^nd reading

http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1657614/ssmarriagebillbriefing.pdf

Tory MP Caroline Dinenage: Banning gay couples from marrying ‘takes nothing away from their relationship’

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/04/tory-mp-caroline-dinenage-banning-gay-couples-from-marrying-takes-nothing-away-from-their-relationship/

Michael Gove op-ed supporting gay marriage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272531/Michael-Gove-Denying-gay-men-women-wrong.html#axzz2JvU3vYkw

The blogger Cranmer on “Cameron’s gay marriage hypocrisy”

http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/camerons-gay-marriage-hypocrisy.html

French National Assembly votes for gay marriage 249-97 in initial vote

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=16969

Tory waverers press-ganged to back Cameron on gay marriage vote

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-waverers-pressganged-to-back-cameron-on-gay-marriage-vote-8478712.html

Important essay by philosopher Roger Scruton and policy thinker Philip Blond against gay marriage

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2013/02/04/3682721.htm

Telegraph editorial criticising David Cameron

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9846189/Mr-Cameron-needs-a-more-civil-partnership.html

Grassroots Tories 'betrayed' by David Cameron over same-sex marriage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9845610/Grassroots-Tories-betrayed-by-David-Cameron-over-same-sex-marriage.html

New Archbishop of Canterbury challenges David Cameron on gay marriage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9846004/New-Archbishop-of-Canterbury-challenges-David-Cameron-on-gay-marriage.html

Two-thirds of Tory MPs could refuse to back gay marriage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9840756/Two-thirds-of-Tory-MPs-could-refuse-to-back-gay-marriage.html

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore: “This Equality obsession is mad, bad and very dangerous”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/9842384/This-Equality-obsession-is-mad-bad-and-very-dangerous.html

Cameron makes last-ditch push for same-sex marriage

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9846639/Cameron-makes-last-ditch-push-for-same-sex-marriage.html

Only one voter in 14 says gay marriage is a priority issue that would be important in deciding next election

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/textbased/news/text-2273055/Only-voter-14-says-gay-marriage-priority-issue-important-deciding-election.html

Melanie Phillips  Why failing to stand up for marriage is the reason Tories are always in crisis

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/textbased/debate/text-2272935/Why-failing-stand-marriage-reason-Tories-crisis.html

Coalition for Marriage: Broken promises: Cameron said he had ‘no plans’ to redefine marriage

http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2013/01/31/broken-promises-cameron-said-he-had-%E2%80%98no-plans%E2%80%99-to-redefine-marriage/

Coalition for Marriage 2^nd reading briefing

http://c4m.org.uk/downloads/secondreadingbriefing.pdf

Tobias Ellswood MP: I’m a ‘progressive Conservative’ but I will vote against gays marrying

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/02/tobias-ellswood-mp-im-a-progressive-conservative-but-i-will-vote-against-gays-marrying

Norman Tebbit: The same-sex marriage folly is symptomatic of the Coalition's inability to manage its affairs

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/normantebbit/100201058/the-same-sex-marriage-folly-is-symptomatic-of-the-coalitions-inability-to-manage-its-affairs/

Teachers free to speak out against same-sex marriage, insists Gove

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article3677050.ece

40,000 TEACHERS RISK JOBS OVER GAY ROW

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/375219/40-000-teachers-risk-jobs-over-gay-row

Rebels line up to jilt Dave at the gay altar

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2272483/Rebels-line-jilt-Dave-gay-altar.html

Conservative party ripped apart by gay marriage vote

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9844514/Conservative-party-ripped-apart-by-gay-marriage-vote.html

Gay voters have described David Cameron’s support for same-sex marriage as a ‘cynical political stunt’.

http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2013/02/02/gays-reject-coalitions-stunt/

Final plea by Maria Miller to MPs to vote for gay marriage

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/04/maria-miller-voting-for-same-sex-marriage-will-promote-stability-responsibility-and-pride

Ex-MP Paul Goodman: The same-sex marriage bill - and why I'm cutting the money I give to the Party

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/thetorydiary/2013/02/same-sex-marriage-and-why-im-cutting-the-money-i-give-to-the-party.html

David Burrowes MP in Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/david-burrowes-mp/gay-marriage-time-to-stand-up-for-the-progressive-and-conservative-institution-of-marriage_b_2612180.html

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