My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. In reading this real-life testimony and talking about the potential impact of the new structure, I can imagine that there would be those who say, “Well, hold on a minute. What about religious marriage? What about commitments through historical, established ways?”, but the point is that the Bill is no threat. It just provides a different way for people who do not have those views. As my hon. Friend rightly says, a part of faith—particularly of the Christian faith and, I imagine, all other faiths—is that we tolerate people who take a different view. Indeed, the vile act overnight goes against all religions, precisely because it goes against the principle of religious tolerance.
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
James Cartlidge
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 15 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill.
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