Summers apparently had the audacity to think that touching marriage meant touching family and this would hit at the very heart of God and this was something she had 'an enormous problem' with.
Seems to me that anyone who thinks the Green Party is a party that supports equality and diversity needs to think again, for you'd have to be green to believe that this party is in any way moderate, balanced or tolerant (well they are tolerant of what they believe I guess). Still the prize has to go to the Greens own spokesman (shouldn't that be spokesperson?) with the witterance:
“Councillor Summers has a long standing position of conscience about religious marriage based on her faith. Greens believe she is entitled to hold her view but this does not reflect the position, spirit and track record of the Green Party in extending human and civil rights for all social groups irrespective of sexual orientation or on other grounds."
So they've thrown her out because Greens obviously do not believe that she is entitled to hold her views!
Perhaps Ms Summers would do better if she decided to join another party. Perhaps she could join the LibDems, after all they stand for equality and diversity and the right of the individual to have different viewpoints. Surely they'd support her right to have her views?
What's that Sooty, what's the BBC saying?
"Nick Clegg has withdrawn comments about opponents of gay marriage in which he called them "bigots". The deputy PM was expected to launch an attack on those against the policy - which include some Tory MPs - in a speech at a reception later. But the wording of extracts released to the media has been changed. Sources close to Mr Clegg said the "bigot" claim was "a mistake" in an early draft of the speech which should not have been released to the press."
Of course it shouldn't, Clegg and his bunch of Muppets are like so many others who value diversity and personal integrity - it's OK as long as it's the same brand of opinion as theirs.
Seems the fascist thought-police are running the show and those who seek to maintain their personal integrity by standing for what they believe are to be hounded out, pilloried and sorely treated. Of course they are - it's the way of the liberal. Bigots? They certainly are!
As for Clegg - here's the front cover of that most essential of reading matter, 'Private Eye', which sums it up nicely:
