C of E must welcome gay people or face questions in parliament, says MP
by Harriet Sherwood from World news | The Guardian on (#64BQS)
Labour's Ben Bradshaw says church is actively pursuing a campaign of discrimination' against lesbian and gay people
The Church of England must move swiftly to welcome lesbian and gay people and embrace same-sex marriage or face mounting questions in parliament about its role as the established church of the country, a senior MP has said.
The church was actively pursuing a campaign of discrimination" against lesbian and gay people that was incompatible with its role as a church for England, said Ben Bradshaw, the Labour MP for Exeter and a former secretary of state for culture, media and sport.
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