Religious Convictions – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Waiting for the Real Test Case

By Peter Ould Posted on October 25, 2012 Posted in Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, UK News 11 Comments Tagged with Amp, Bulls, Civil Partnerships, Consistency, Discrimination, Gay Couple, Guest House, Hotel Guest, Inconsistency, Legal Guidance, Marriage, Marriage Couples, Married Couple, Moral Code, Partnership, Poor Communication, Religious Convictions, Test Case, Unmarried Heterosexual Couples, Wilkinsons

Some brief thoughts on the B&B issue (copied and adapted from a comment I made earlier this morning). In both cases so far (Bulls and Wilkinsons) one of the key criticisms made by the justices were the inconsistency of the …

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Understanding Monday’s Amendments

By Peter Ould Posted on January 23, 2010 Posted in Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, Sexuality, UK Politics 32 Comments Tagged with Amendments, Avoiding Conflict, Bishops, Compliance, Compromise, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Favour, First Amendment, Followers, Line 8, Peers, Principle, Religious Convictions, Religious Organisation, Religious Requirement, Religious Requirements, Restriction, Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation

The Bishops (below) have asked Peers to vote in favour of three amendments to the Equality Bill in place of the Government’s compromise amendment. Let me spell out what the different amendments (and the current text) mean. The first amendment …

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Waiting for the Real Test Case

Understanding Monday’s Amendments