{"id":5909,"date":"2013-05-21T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=5909"},"modified":"2014-01-14T06:40:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:40:35","slug":"gay-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gay-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Marriage Bill Threatens to Divide Tory Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robin Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n

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David Cameron is facing a groundswell of opposition that could culminate in him being ousted as leader of the Tory Party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill<\/b><\/a> cleared its final Commons hurdle today in a vote of 366 to 161, although the victory for Government comes at a costly political price.<\/p>\n

More than half of the Tory party voted for one or more amendments that would have protected liberty of conscience, but these amendments were cut down by David Cameron.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister is now facing a rebellion of 130 Tory MPs<\/b><\/a> in a groundswell of opposition that could culminate in him being ousted as the Conservative leader prior to the 2015 general election.<\/p>\n

The bill, which seeks to redefine the meaning of marriage, will now move to the House of Lords, which is expected to hold its first debate in July.<\/p>\n

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‘SOVIET-STYLE PERSECUTION’<\/b><\/p>\n

The cat was out of the bag that the marriage bill is not about freedom at all after Government rejected three amendments that would have protected liberty of conscience, including one that would have allowed registrars to opt out of conducting gay marriages where another registrar was available and willing.<\/p>\n

Former Tory Minister\u00a0Ann Widdecombe declared<\/a><\/b> that \u201cthis Bill is not about liberty and equality but about oppression and state orthodoxy, about Soviet-style persecution in the work place for an opinion given in a private context, about compelling conformity even where conformity is not necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many senior Tories are beginning to worry that David Cameron’s pro-Europe and pro-homosexual policies have come at the expense of being able to hold the party together. Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, echoed the concerns of many senior Tories when he stressed last week that voters are angry<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

The infighting was punctuated by a YouGov poll that showed the Conservative Party is at their lowest rating since 2000.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, David Cameron not only faces opposition from his own ranks but also from hundreds of Islamic leaders<\/b><\/a>. Church leaders as well have warned<\/b><\/a> that the Bill could have the effect of isolating young Christians who believe in the traditional definition of marriage.<\/p>\n

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