Dear Sir,

I read with interest the letter that appeared in your editorial page on Tuesday, October 4 from Ross Wright, who seems to characterise countries “who treat all citizens as equal” — ie, have legalised same-sex marriage — as being “civilised”.

The following quotation from Speak Life Daily, September-November 2016 issue — entry for September 26 — offers a counterbalance to that view: -

“A recent landmark decision by the European Court of Human Rights clarified that under the European Human Rights Convention the term “marriage” has no other meaning than that of a union between a man and a woman. The ECtHR has confirmed that the term “marriage” in Article 12 has a clear and unambiguous meaning: a union between a man and a woman. This was so when the Convention was adopted in 1950, and remains so today.”

Maria Hildingsson, of the “Mum, Dad and Kids” Committee added: “Article 12 places the family into a direct context with marriage. It is therefore clear that today’s judgment has implications for the way in which the term ‘family’ is to be understood: it is based on the marriage between a man and a woman, and on descent.” (MumDadandKids; The Guardian)

The editor of Speak Life Daily comments: “Praise God the Court will not impose gay marriage on any of the 47 signatories who do not want it.”

Bermuda does not want it, either, if the referendum is a valid indicator.

LINDA J. DE SILVA