Religious leaders warn Cameron
Religious leaders issued a fresh appeal to David Cameron to halt plans to allow gay marriage, suggesting it would "devalue the meaning" of the institution, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.
Religious leaders urge PM to halt gay marriage plans
Religious leaders issued a fresh appeal to David Cameron to halt plans to allow gay marriage, suggesting it would "devalue the meaning" of the institution.
A letter to the Daily Telegraph, signed by 61 people describing themselves as "leaders of Britain's major faiths", said the controversial legislation was being rushed through Parliament without proper debate.
Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist figures were among those behind the appeal for a "pause".
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill arrives in the Lords on Monday for the start of what is expected to be a stormy passage through the upper chamber.
It survived a Commons backlash when 130 Tory backbenchers opposed the move.
Bishop Michael Hill, the Anglican Bishop of Bristol, Archbishop Bernard Longley, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham and Bishop Angaelos of Britain's Coptic Orthodox Church, were among signatories.
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