A new survey claims most Anglicans back gay marriage. But the truth is very different
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Peter Ould2022-03-03T09:17:00
According to recent headlines, 55 per cent of Anglicans believe that same-sex marriage is “right”. But dig a little deeper into the research, and all is not what it seems, argues Peter Ould
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