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| British Muslim leaders condemn ‘discriminatory’ gay marriage draft law |
| 2012-12-21 |
| Muslim leaders in the UK have attacked proposed legislation to allow gay marriage as “utterly discriminatory” because it explicitly bans the Church of England from blessing same-sex unions but puts no such interdict on Islam. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said on Tuesday it was “appalled” by the legislation proposed by the government last week. The British government has proposed that faith groups would be allowed to “opt in” to legislation if they wish to conduct gay marriages. However, the officially established Church of England and its sister the Church in Wales would be explicitly banned from doing so under the legislation. The MCB is looking for the same amount of legal protection. MCB secretary-general Farooq Murad said that he was seeking an urgent meeting with Culture Secretary Maria Miller to show her the strength of feeling among Muslims. He said, “No one in their right mind should accept such a discriminatory law. It should be amended to give exactly the same exemption to all the religions.” |
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