News Bulletin 14 October 2011

Former Scottish National Party leader, Gordon Wilson, has called for a referendum on whether marriage should be redefined – Veteran SNP campaigner Alan Clayton has called for his own party’s deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon to resign over the issue — Roman Catholic Archbishop Mario Conti and The Free Church of Scotland also challenge government plans to redefine marriage — In Westminster Defence Minister Gerald Howarth has warned that David Cameron’s plan to redefine marriage is a step too far – The Home Office has opened a public consultation on whether ‘insulting’ words or behaviour should continue to be a crime – British courts were wrong to discipline Christian registrar Lillian Ladele for her stance on civil partnerships according to a consultation conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission — A 14 year old student from Texas was suspended from school for saying that he believed homosexuality to be wrong because of his Christian faith — and internet providers BT, TalkTalk, Sky and Virgin Media have agreed to allow new customers to choose between a connection with or without access to adult content to help parents protect children.