New Extremism Disruption Orders should be applied to those who “teach” Christian views about marriage in the classroom (

by Kitty Teague, 4 Aug 2015

Mark Spencer MP wants to introduce banning orders which would prevent schools teaching about the Christian definition of marriage

A Tory MP has said that the anti-terror laws used to prevent hate speech should be applied to those who teach that gay marriage is wrong.

Mark Spencer, the MP for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, has promoted the use of Extreme Disruption Orders (EDOs) to prevent teachers from disseminating the traditional Christian idea that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

EDOs are new measures introduced by David Cameron and Theresa May, designed to prevent the spreading of radical ideas by jihadists.

Mr Spencer wrote in a letter to a constituent that Christian teachers were still entitled to teach their views on same-sex marriage, but only in certain situations.

This has raised fears amongst Christian campaigners that those who believe marriage should only be between a man and a woman will be branded extremists.

The EDOs have been introduced as a measure not only to prevent the spread of extremism but also to promote “British values,” defined in the past as including democracy and tolerance.

However, the proposal to extend the orders to teachings about gay marriage has been criticised by The National Secular Society, which argues that they could be one of the biggest threats to freedom of expression ever seen in the UK.

The National Secular Society supports gay marriage but says that the EDOs will undermine free speech.

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/201...riage-is-wrong/

"Mark Spencer, the MP for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, has promoted the use of Extreme Disruption Orders (EDOs) to prevent teachers from disseminating the traditional Christian idea that marriage should only be between a man and a woman."

This should be very interesting. The article references how this guy wants to prevent "teachers from disseminating traditional Christian idea" that marriage is a man and a woman. No teaching this traditional marriage stuff. OK, we figured this was coming, didn't we? I mean every step on this slippery slope we heard it wasn't what they wanted. They just wanted to be recognized as equal.

But I suppose Mark Spencer just forgot to mention the Muslims doing the same thing as well, hey? One curious mind would like a clarification on this one! TM