“There are two quite separate issues here. First, are the regulations – which are complex– right in principle and in detail? Second, have they received proper parliamentary scrutiny?Mr Luff was able to refer to "concerns raised by constituents" so well done to those in Mid Worcestershire who contacted him over the weekend.
“There is room for debate about these two rival freedoms - the freedom of religious people and organisations to apply their own moral code to difficult and sensitive decisions, and the rights of gay people not to be discriminated against. Both are genuine freedoms, but I am deeply concerned that the second freedom has taken absolute priority over the first without any debate in Parliament on a matter of such profound importance.
“With more time, a solution could have been found that removed discrimination and respected religious conviction - but the government was having none of that. It sought to impose its will in a breathtaking abuse of the spirit of parliamentary democracy. Yesterday parliament was diminished and important freedoms were trampled over in a worrying way. It was a sad day for people of all faiths whose deepest convictions were contemptuously dismissed by an arrogant government.”
If you want to check how your own MP voted, here is the relevant page in Hansard. If you go to the top of the page and click "previous section", you can read the various points of order that were raised.
Very pleased to see that, as ever, Derek Conway, MP for Sidcup and Old Bexley, was on our side, voting "No" to approving the Regulations.
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Thank you Father, for the link to Hansard. Unfortunately, the MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford abstained, having written in a letter to me, 'I share your views, and confirm that I will not be supporting the Government.'
Sounds to me like Mr. Conway's politcal career is not much longer for this world.
Anon - sorry to hear that David Evenett did not vote. He has always voted pro-life and perhaps just could not be in the House.
Hilary - Derek Conway is a Tory and Sidcup & Old Bexley is a safe seat. Our MP used to be Ted Heath who was useless on pro-life matters so Derek Conway is a vast improvement.
What upsets me is that our local Labour MP voted for the SOR's (we wrote to him asking him to consider and vote against) and yet he is a strong supporter of and always sings the praises of our local Catholic Secondary School as a beacon within the Borough. Well, Mr MP if you just thought about WHY that might be you might just wake-up to the fact that the strong Catholic Ethos within the school plays a major part in turning out well adjusted, good mannered and behaved young men and women with good to excellent GCSE results!
Does he not see that because of his vote and the votes of his peers - so obsessed with PC and homosexuality (WHY?), Catholic Education could be heading for an almighty clash with the Law of England now that the SOR's have been accepted.
There is a bold pagan driven 'Neo-Reformation' in this green and pleasant land and I believe that by enshrining anti-Catholic depravity in Law the first cut against the Church has been made.
Oh, yes one more question - WHERE WERE THE BISHOPS LAST NIGHT !!!!!?????????????
ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz what ? Did som ething happen ? (We`ll wake up when they come to imprison us. Bound to come for us first.)
Thanks for the links, Father. At least I know now why my MP has been ignoring my letters.,
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