The Prime Minister David Cameron attempted today to reassure Christian groups that there were no threats to religious beliefs in extending civil marriage to same-sex couples, during an Easter reception at Downing Street.
He began his speech on a conciliatory note, welcoming what he described as a “fightback” on the part of the Christian faith against “secular attempts” to remove faith from the public sphere–a move immediately denounced by the National Secular Society.
In offering what he described as a “plea” to assembled church ministers and devout politicians, he said: “I hope we won’t fall out too much over gay marriage… There’ll be some strong arguments and some strong words.”
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PRIME Minister Julia Gillard revealed yesterday that her personal stance against gay marriage was due to her conservative upbringing. Ms Gillard said she was “on the conservative side” of the gay marriage issue “because of the way our society is and how we got here”.
“As long as we rule the country, gay marriages will never be on a par with traditional families”, stated Mr Berlusconi.
