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Please explain key points of gay ceremony

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

PLEASE could someone explain to those of us who are neutral on the subject, and would like a better understanding, what are the key points of difference between a registry office wedding and a civil partnership?

Politicians to blame on tax

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

I AM getting bored watching posturing politicians trying to divert attention from their own failures.

Wars caused more terrorism

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

THE sickening killing in Woolwich is wrong. Such acts are incompatible with Islam.

Time to divorce civil and religious marriage

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

DENNIS Golden (Write Back, May 23) highlighted an important point regarding gay marriage: "Before rushing through legislation allowing same-sex marriage, the inequality created by the introduction of same-sex civil partnership needs to be corrected and a formal definition of 'marriage' needs to be constructed."

Confused over Crues challenge

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

I AM confused by the decision of Crusaders Football club to challenge the decision over the funding allocation to improve Windsor Park (News, May 23). They claim it is "state sponsorship" for a rival club, that being Linfield Football Club.

All human life is precious

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:01 GMT

PERHAPS someone will explain why, when a Muslim kills a solider on British soil, he is called a terrorist, but when a British solider kills a Muslim in Iraq, or Afghanistan, he is not called a terrorist, but a hero? Why the double standard?

Anger at 18% electricity price rise

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

Looks like the lunacy of wind farms is working. These environmental eyesores are not cost-effective. Result: dearer electricity.

Why we need clear definition of marriage

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

MARRIAGES are entered into for a wide variety of reasons – love, sex, procreation, economic support. It is a civil social contract between two people and between those two people and the society in which they live.

Weather brings a heavy impact

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

THE recent bad weather has had a weighty impact on Northern Ireland's health and wellbeing.

Railway revamp is on right track

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

A RECENT letter (Write Back, May 21), signed 'Commuter', claimed that it was a flawed idea for Translink to renovate and reuse the railway terminus at the Waterside in Londonderry.

Winds will not bring change to government

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

NO one can know whether the tornado that hit Oklahoma would have happened without climate change (News, May 22).

Allow same-sex couples to marry

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

AS a happily married couple, we can see no way in which the introduction of same-sex marriage would diminish our own union.

Celebrate the differences in relationships

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

THE gay marriage Bill (News, May 21) confuses equality and sameness. True equality will only emerge when the fundamental differences between homosexual and heterosexual relationships are openly celebrated and respected.

Disparity of ferry crossing cost explained

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

I AM responding to your correspondent's query (Write Back, May 20) about the disparity of prices between P&O Ferries' Larne-Cairnryan route and our Dover-Calais route. There are three main reasons.

Twelfth fears over Ardoyne stalemate

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

So here it is again – the annual Orangefest, the so-called 'cultural' festival in which bitter politics and religious fundamentalism corrupt and disfigure any cultural beauty that ever was part of this festival. The sound of the pipe, the thud of the lambeg, the sight of Highland dancers all rendered a sideshow to what is ultimately a historical hate-fest. Ulster-Scots culture must divorce itself from Orangeism, which has fed off it to churn out its bitter sectarian message for years.

We still need a Bill of Rights

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

FIFTEEN years ago today, the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was overwhelmingly approved by a referendum of the people.

Labour Party is scared to fight sectarianism

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

THE Labour Party has historically boycotted elections in Northern Ireland and undemocratically suppressed non-sectarian Labour Party electoral politics.

The real meaning of the welfare reforms

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

A LOT of publicity has (rightly) been given to the 'bedroom tax', but this already exists for private tenants through the Local Housing Allowance.

Thanks for the memories, Ronan

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

RONAN O'Gara retires with 128 caps for Ireland, 1,083 international test points and three Lions tours.

Government must deliver Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:52 GMT

Fifteen years ago today, the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was overwhelmingly approved by a referendum of the people.

Deadly risk of unleashing the drones of war

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

THE PSNI is to buy nine drones for the huge security operation at the G8 summit in Fermanagh in June and, afterwards, to combat terrorism and crime.

Flawed ideas on train station

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

SOME letters have appeared in your paper regarding a new train station for Derry/Londonderry. But they are not accurate.

Israel deserves praise, not this vilification

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

BRENDAN O'Brien writes, "May God bless Professor Hawking for supporting the academic boycott of Israel" (Write Back, May 15).

Tax avoiders make it harder for small firms

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

AS Amazon and other large multinationals continue to push the tax rulebook to the limit, are they not aware of the impact their actions could have on small businesses?

O'Brien gets me hot under collar

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

IT would appear that, for the higher echelons in the Catholic Church, like Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the wages of sin have been changed to spending a vacation somewhere hot, but not too hot.