Still on the subject of religion, I was horrified to read this article, in The Independent today, which reveals that Tony Blair and devout Catholic Ruth Kelly both wish to deny gay couples equal access to church-run adoption agencies. This harks back to the recent protests by religious groups objecting to the Sexual Orientation Regulations, but this time the objections are coming from within government. Why on earth should religion provide exemption to anti-discrimination legislation? As the article suggests, this bigotry is likely to bring even more embarrassment to this discredited government, particularly (and not for the first time) for Ms Kelly who is, after all, the Minister for Women and Equality.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Bigotry on high
Still on the subject of religion, I was horrified to read this article, in The Independent today, which reveals that Tony Blair and devout Catholic Ruth Kelly both wish to deny gay couples equal access to church-run adoption agencies. This harks back to the recent protests by religious groups objecting to the Sexual Orientation Regulations, but this time the objections are coming from within government. Why on earth should religion provide exemption to anti-discrimination legislation? As the article suggests, this bigotry is likely to bring even more embarrassment to this discredited government, particularly (and not for the first time) for Ms Kelly who is, after all, the Minister for Women and Equality.
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