09 March 2012

Jack Straw attacks Muslims over gay marriage

The former Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Jack Straw has attacked the opposition to marriage equality by mosques and Muslims of Great Britain.

Mr Straw served as Home, Foreign and Justice Secretary under New Labour. He was Foreign Secretary when civil partnerships were introduced but was absent from the vote, as he was from most LGBT rights legislation.

In the Lancashire Telegraph he writes: “ A central principle common to all world religions is the idea that we should behave towards others in the way in which we would expect others to behave towards us. Mohammed devotes much of his teaching to this theme, declaring in his last sermon: "Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you." [Archbishop Cranmer] Read more