Monday, June 03, 2013

National church leaders urge Bishops in the House of Lords to reject same-sex marriage / Nazir-Ali


Anglican Mainstream reports this morning that over 30 National Church leaders are to hand deliver a letter to Lambeth Palace on Monday morning (10am, 3 June) pleading with the Archbishop of Canterbury to use the Church of England’s unique position in the House of Lords to help vote down the controversial Same Sex Marriage Bill.

In a strongly worded letter, the leaders of mainstream churches ask the Archbishop to use all the Bishops seats in the Upper House to speak out on behalf of all Christians in the land, taking advantage of their special rights of audience as Bishops in a State Church. Read more

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