Anglican Mainstream

The Advertising Standards Authority has been accused of bias after its chairman publicly backed redefining marriage while it investigates adverts from a group supporting the current law on marriage.

 

Lord Smith of Finsbury, who is a homosexual, has recorded a video for a campaign backing the redefinition of marriage – and said he personally wants to “marry”.

 

The advertising watchdog, the ASA, has acknowledged that Lord Smith has a “conflict of interest” on the issue, but ignored a call for him to resign.

 

It is the latest development in a row over Coalition for Marriage (C4M) adverts which appeared on a number of internet sites including the Archbishop Cranmer blog.

 

View the ad for yourself here.

 

Responding to Lord Smith’s comments, Colin Hart, the Campaign Director for C4M, said there is a “willingness on the part of the ASA to do its uppermost to clamp down on freedom of speech and debate in this country”.