Gay adoption: no place for discrimination

Commenting on the Government’s announcement that there will be no exemption from anti-discrimination laws for Catholic adoption agencies, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell said:

I believe there is no place for discrimination in a liberal society. The Prime Minister’s conclusion regarding the Sexual Orientation Regulation is to be welcomed. Any exemption would have undermined this principle.


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4 Responses to Gay adoption: no place for discrimination

  1. Patricia says:

    I am a lifelong Liberal and former parliamentary candidate from the days when the Liberal Party allowed room for individual conscience in society, provided no-one was harmed by the exercise of that conscience. Today, the Lib Dems are supporting a law that would compel individuals to act against their consciences. This is a direct challenge to another law – The Human Rights Act 1998 – which clearly states:

    13. – (1) If a court’s determination of any question arising under this Act might affect the exercise by a religious organisation (itself or its members collectively) of the Convention right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, it must have particular regard to the importance of that right.

    Religious freedom is a fundamental human right and one that we have fought for in the past as well as demand for other nations in the present time. When freedom of religion goes, other freedoms soon follow and I am horrified to see that Ming Cambell now interprets the word “liberal” to mean oppressive.

  2. Alastair says:

    I agree with Patricia. I am appalled that all the major parties are proposing to deny religious groups the freedom to act in accordance with their consciences.

    Everyone keeps going on about “No place for discrimination” as if the only type of discrimination at issue here is the discrimination against homosexuals. But equally serious – or arguably more serious – is the fact that all three major monotheistic faiths will be discriminated against by this badly-construxcted legislation.

  3. Sir Ming is to be commended for his principled stance.

    We did not fight all those years for equal treatment for religions just to see the religions themselves demanding to be treated unequally.

    Freedom of Religion has to go both ways. It can only be possible for every individual to be free to choose what beliefs and doctrines, or none at all, if in return, they do not expect to impose their own religious standards on anybody else.

    If you are finding parents for children – particularly if you are taking taxpayers money to find parents for children – then the only consideration has got to be are they going to be good parents.

    Whether they are gay, straight, single, partnered or married, old, young, black, white or any other category or anywhere in between is irrelevant.

  4. susan kelsey says:

    Dear Sir,
    Re the question upon homosexuality and the apparent ‘adoption’ of children with two men, or two women, of doing so – this is totally unacceptable. I am a Catholic by religion, but also a person concerned by these possible consequences…… How many of these people are taking drugs and ABLE to deal with a child??!! In many cases recently, the govt have not been able to provide any evidence (through the Probation Services) because they do NOT HAVE THE MONEY for resources to get the help needed to prospective tortureres/vulnerable persons etc….Unless the issue of anti-social behaviour is REALLY observed, ie, physical punishment within a strict usage, instead of ASBO’s which no-one gives a damn about – this country is going down the drain. Please, wake up and smell the coffee!!!! You want voters – and people delivering leaflets – like me, who do it it in the knowledge that 98% of the people will ‘bin’ such material as soon as as they see it……The country has gone to pot………………………………..if you and your ‘cabinet’ do not see for themselves what is going on in the streets, then you have no clue and are as useless as the Labour party and the Conservatives…….I despair sometimes I have a friend who is is technically ‘of no fixed abode’ – hence he stays at my house some days of the week and at others…. He is is an intelligent person but totally disenagaged to politics and the state benefit……….. If he could only have a flat/hse made available to him, he would be a credit to the govt.. Work-wise etc, but how on God’s Earth, is he able to seek a JSA a/c if he doesnt have anywhere to live!!?? I have info on people claimiing methadone scripts and SELLING THEM to other addicts WHEN PEOPLE HERE IN THE UK cannot get treatment for cancer because it’s ‘ TOO EXPENSIVE’!!!!!! My address is 24 Ringlet Way, Winchester, Hants SO23 8SY 01962 627006 – if you do not want people to comment on these issues, then don’t waste the paper it’s written on I would appreciate your comments at your earliest convenience as I am studying for a degree in Engligh with the OU……….

    Yours faithfully

    Susan Kelsey (Ms)

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