Only "minority" support for same-sex marriage
THE law and most people accept that should a same-sex couple wish to live together then they should and indeed are able to do so ("We are winning the fight against anti-gay army", Narvel Annable, Opinions, March 13).
The question that raises so many objections is the term "marriage".
This country is (still) predominantly Christian and the definition of marriage within the Christian church is one that may only be undertaken between a man and a woman. Rightly so, as procreation is a significant part of marriage.
Mr Annable then states that as the three main party leaders support same-sex marriage this represents two-thirds of the population! They may represent two-thirds of voters but these are a minority of the population due to the majority having no trust in politicians.
These are the same politicians who deny the people of this nation a referendum on such issues as EU membership, human rights, immigration, the NHS, law and order and illegal wars.
Rod Clulow
Blagreaves Lane
Littleover
This letter appears in today's Derby Telegraph:
Despair at Government's breaking of pledges
I despair for our country. This wretched and unelected Coalition Government has broken almost every election manifesto pledge, from the referendum on Europe, crime, tuition fees, immigration and on and on.
And yet it doggedly pursues policies it knows the majority of citizens do not want and did not vote for: marriages in church for gays, ludicrous wind turbines and its pernicious undermining of the Christian faith.
The latest example of this is that some junior Lib-Dem minister has ordered lawyers to oppose the rights of Christian workers to wear the cross at work.
While Christians are banned from displaying the symbol of their faith, this coalition, spurred on doubt Nick Clegg and his bunch of interfering amateurs, grovels to appease minority faiths.
They have criticised various regimes worldwide for not allowing their citizens free speech, yet, with breathtaking hypocrisy, they undermine freedom of speech in this country and brand those who speak out as bigots and racists.
Clegg and Co have far too much influence for their meagre numbers and slippery Cameron goes along with their perverse agenda.
His so-called commitment to equality does not, it seems, extend to Christians. It is grotesque.
John Orgill
Littleover
