Philippe Legrain

The visible loathing of some Anglicans for gays and women – expressed in terms
that would have them prosecuted in any other walk of life – is indefensible.
The British make much noise opposing the intolerant practices of Muslims and
other imported religions. They seem deaf to the intolerance of members of
their home-grown church. That the conservatives have constant recourse to
biblical texts has no more to do with the case than if Islamic scholars
appealed to the Koran against the Crown Prosecution Service. The law of the
land is the law of the land.

Quite. Read the article here.