The British government's bill to make gay marriage legal has already had serious consequences. It has split the Conservative Party wide open and threatens to make its defeat in the next election, already quite likely, absolutely certain. It may also have disastrous effects on the churches. Anglicans, belonging to a church that is established by law as a national body, are afraid that if the bill becomes law any of their clergy who refuse to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony will face criminal prosecution. Lawyers foresee years of intense argument, appeals and counter-appeals, accompanied ... Read More