Will the noble Lord accept that the stance churches take on this matter is, if you like, sexually neutral? It is about the longstanding belief held in Christianity and other religions that sexual relationships appropriately belong within marriage—there is an equal intolerance towards heterosexual as well as homosexual sexual relationships on behalf of faith communities: it is not specific to a particular sexual orientation.
Equality Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bishop of Chester
(Bishops (affiliation))
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 December 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Equality Bill.
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2009-10
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