{"id":4474,"date":"2012-10-11T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2012-10-21T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T15:25:49","slug":"cameron-faces-tory-backlash-to-gay-marriage-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/cameron-faces-tory-backlash-to-gay-marriage-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron’s Tory backlash to ‘Gay Marriage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Lord Carey, addressed the event, sponsored by the Coalition for Marriage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference, about 900 people gathered in Birmingham Town Hall to listen to speeches opposing Government plans to introduce same-sex \u2018marriage.\u2019<\/p>\n

Significantly, the meeting consisted of an audience of mostly Tory members and came as a complete embarrassment<\/a><\/strong> for David Cameron, who likes to pretend that the majority of his party support his plans to change the definition of marriage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Addresses were given by former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, David Burrowes MP\u00a0and former Home Office minister Ann Widdecombe, in addition to other high profile members of the party.<\/p>\n

In his speech Lord Carey warned that \u201cWe can be sure any move away from our traditional understanding of marriage is to put our society on a slippery slope where the unintended consequences could be shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former defence secretary Dr Fox was also at the gathering and has warned that<\/p>\n

\u201cTo ask the majority to change how they define marriage because of what a smaller number want will not be socially acceptable and is likely to undo a great deal of the tolerance that has actually come to the fore in recent decades and that would be a great pity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of the most compelling speeches was made by Dermot O’Callaghan, who ingeniously argued against same-sex \u2018marriage\u2019 from arguments employed by gay scholars themselves<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Outside the building, gay activists gathered to protest against the protest and to accuse those inside of being \u2018bigots.\u2019<\/p>\n

Yesterday, Culture Secretary Maria Miller defended ‘gay marriage’ in her speech to the Conservative Conference itself, arguing<\/strong><\/a> that being homosexual is not a good enough reason to stop someone from participating in the institution of marriage – any more than we would stop someone getting married because of their ethnicity or disability. (To learn why this argument is faulty, read this\u00a0Salvo article \u2018Apples, Oranges & Gay Marriage<\/strong><\/a>.\u2019)<\/p>\n

Supporters of David Cameron have consistently been reluctant to debate this divisive issue in an open forum. The Westminster think-tank Policy Exchange backed out at short notice<\/strong><\/a> of a debate organized with Anglican Mainstream, but then agreed half an hour before the scheduled event for the debate to proceed<\/strong><\/a>. David Skelton, author of What’s in a Name?<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, represented Policy Exchange against Dermot O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n

PRAY<\/strong>: thank the Lord that the Government\u2019s wicked plans are meeting with such opposition. A survey of constituency party chairmen was published earlier this week showed that seven out of 10 are opposed to Mr Cameron\u2019s plans to change the law.<\/p>\n

(See below for previous stories)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Previous posts:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aussie MPs reject \u2018gay marriage\u2019: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=4235<\/a>
\nNick Clegg in \u2018Bigotgate\u2019 row: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=4148<\/a>
\nScottish Nationalists will enact \u2018gay marriage\u2019: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3808<\/a>
\nSame-Sex \u2018Marriage\u2019 Plans: Q & A: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3848<\/a>
\nCompany Wrecked by Gay Marriage Support: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3685<\/a>
\nNeeds of children irrelevant to gay \u2018marriage\u2019 issue, Guardian writer claims
\nhttps:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3255<\/a>
\nFree pro-marriage briefing: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3217<\/a>
\nSame-Sex \u2018Marriage\u2019 Threatens Freedom: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3207<\/a>
\nTHE TRIVIALISATION OF MATRIMONY: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?page_id=3135<\/a>
\nEU Court Rules Gay Marriage is NOT a Human Right: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=2971<\/a>
\nHappy \u2018Parent B Day\u2019?: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=2935<\/a>
\nMaking a mess of marriage: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=2931<\/a>
\nDefend Marriage Petition: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=1536<\/a>
\nGay marriage proposal overturns reality: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=1383<\/a>
\nGay Marriage Threat Worsens: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=983<\/a>
\nBecoming One Flesh: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?page_id=931<\/a>
\nThe Abomination of Homosexual Theology: https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?page_id=893<\/a><\/p>\n

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