[Margaret Pilkington]

Giving same sex couples the right to marriage isn't making them any more equal than civil partnerships did,(I thought that the idea behind civil partnerships was to give same sex committed couples rights in law which would be the same as heterosexual couples) and this legislation isn't really about equality, it is about political point scoring.

They are going to change the rules(and terminology relating to marriage) for the majority, and this is being done to suit a minority......so as not to offend the minority.......and if you ask same sex couples what they think of it, I think that many would say this new legislation is crazy.

Lynn Featherstone( Equalities Minister) has been advising the clergy not to inflame the situation by using homophobic language........this is a tactic to stifle debate....throw the label 'Homophobic' at someone to shut them up....make them feel that they are prejudiced.......it isn't prejudiced to have a reasoned debate.
But that isn't what Lynn Featherstone wants. There is currently a petition with more than 200,000 signatures on, protesting at the way the changes are being driven through.....but Lyn Featherstone is not going to take any notice of those who have signed the petition - these are people who elected her in a democratic way, their voices are not going to be heard.
Doesn't that give you cause for concern? Because if they can do it for this issue then they can do it for any other issue.......in fact we know our pwn elected representative has voted against us having a say in our future in the EU..... our voices go unheard and politicians go unchallenged.