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One Bermuda Alliance MPs Mark Pettingill and Suzann Roberts-Holshouser have voiced their opposition to “any form of discrimination” in response to a Royal Gazette poll on same-sex marriage. None of the other 34 Members of Parliament gave their opinio...

Dear Mr Editor, I had the good fortune of being invited to the Throne Speech on Friday. In my mind, the event is intended to bring under the big tent all walks of life, with the aim of building community where differences and divisions disappear in f...

What was left out of the Throne Speech could be “more deafening than what got in” according to equal rights campaigner Tony Brannon. He was referring to the lack of discussion on same-sex marriage during yesterday’s speech read by Governor George Fe...

Dear Sir, This message is addressed to all those who believe that the war between the desires of the flesh and the willingness of the spirit is a new one, because if you do, I have news for you. Biblically, this war began in the garden of Eden when...

Dear Sir, I was greatly encouraged by the sensible and insightful letter from Elizabeth Kitson on the subject of same-sex marriage; would that there were more people who thought as she does. Recently I heard homosexual relationships condemned as “...

Cornerstone Bible Fellowship has denied rumours that it is behind a petition to prohibit same-sex marriage. However, it does support the petition. Speaking yesterday, Senior Pastor Gary Simons said: “Cornerstone is actually not behind the marriage pr...

Dear Sir, Let me see if I’ve got this right. According to Christian religions, God is love. OK, sounds good. And, according to Christian religions, we should love our fellow human beings in God’s own image. Great. Respect. So love of God and of our...

Dear Sir, The issue of the so-called same-sex marriage has made the front page and the headlines in The Royal Gazette lately. I have a question for the country and our lawmakers, and it is this: are we going to make it legal and say that it is all ri...

Dear Sir, I have been following the debate on the issue of same-sex marriage from afar. Bermuda was my home back in 1988 when I co-founded the End-to-End charity walk and I worked and watched it grow until 2001 when I left the island. During those 17...

The following is a letter to the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport that was copied to The Royal Gazette. Good day minister, It is with sadness that we in Bermuda are in a place of defending traditional marriage. Please let it be known that no...

The co-founder of the End-to-End has expressed his hope that the people of Bermuda will find it in their hearts to accept the legality of same-sex marriages. Paul Rowlerson moved to Bermuda in 1985 to work for a reinsurance firm and lived on the Is...

Electoral concerns should not sway the Bermuda Government from pressing ahead with same-sex marriage, according to former Progressive Labour Party MP Renee Webb. Ms Webb, who struggled unsuccessfully under the PLP Government to bring human rights pro...