In an essay titled ‘Love is Not Enough’, published by the think tank Civitas, Lord Carey argued “not all relationships are the same”. Last week, Lord George Carey, argued that marriage equality should be opposed on the grounds that allowing marriages based “merely” on love and commitment would also justify polygamous unions and weddings between siblings. I am truly grateful to you for the suggestion! It would make your emails look more professional.Īlthough Lord Carey wasn’t able to agree with Mr Fendeck’s arguments about same-sex marriage, he appeared agreeable to changing his email arrangements, responding:. Have a look at this link to find out what to do. On a different note, I notice you email from a gmail account, if you sign up-to google apps you can use a gmail mail box but with your own domain, it costs about £30 a year per address, and would allow you to email with a address. Obvious examples would be the fight for women’s liberation, the end of segregation, and the abolition of slavery. I’m afraid I do disagree, just because something has always been so doesn’t mean that it always has to be. Thank you for replying to my email, I didn’t expect you to. We have no right to depart from that fact. MARRIAGE HAS BEEN UNIVERSALLY AND HISTORICALLY DEFINED AS THE UNION OF A MAN AND WOMAN. Procreation is only one part of marriage and it does not necessarily follow that all heterosexuals must be able to procreate- esp if they can’t! Lord Carey, who has received eight messages via the LobbyALord website, replied:. I’m interested to hear how your argument against equal marriage applies to these situations, and how you would to change current legislation to ensure childless marriages are stopped. In your view, if a heterosexual couple want to get married, but are known to be sterile, with no possibility of children should they be allowed to marry? What about an older couple where the female has been though the menopause, should they be allowed to marry? What about if a couple want to marry but never want children, should that be allowed? What about if a couple have married but then not had children, should their marriage be annulled? James Fendek wrote to the cross-bencher :.
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