Analysis of Professor Iain McLean and Dr Scot M. Peterson on same-sex marriage cited

A post on Channel 4s The FactCheck Blog (14 September), on the potential ramifications for religious organisations should the Government legalize same-sex marriage, cites the analysis of a group of Oxford academics including Iain McLean and Scot Peterson. The post assesses claims that a change to UK law legalising same-sex marriage could prompt European courts to demand churches and other religious organisations conduct these ceremonies against their wishes.

Iain, Scot, and their colleagues submitted their analysis to the UK Government Equalities Office Consultation ‘Equal Civil Marriage’, arguing that such claims are unfounded. The analysis can be read in full here.

Their analysis was in response to a submission to the same consultation from the Church of England, which can be read in full here. The FactCheck Blog post can be read here.

Iain McLean is Professor of Politics, Official Fellow, Nuffield College,

Scot Peterson is Lecturer in Politics at Corpus Christi College.