Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 Debate
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(10 years ago)
Lords ChamberI welcome what the right reverend Prelate has said and his tolerant approach.
Could the Minister tell the House whether there have been any instances of clergymen being asked to conduct same-sex marriages against their convictions?
Again, my noble friend will know that built into the Bill was protection for religions that did not want to conduct same-sex marriages, as well as for those within religions that decided that it should be allowed—so we have no evidence of that at all.