Letters to the Times: Ending discrimination may also end our free will

Sir, The philosopher John Locke was convinced that toleration is a mark of a mature, democratic society. The Sexual Orientation Bill may have laudable intent, but its provisions will simply create reverse discrimination against heterosexuals.

To pass this Bill into law will remove the individual’s right to do what he or she feels to be morally appropriate — and in some instances even within the confines of his or her own premises. In many cases it denies the freedom of religious adherents to follow their own sacred texts, and it overrides the natural law convictions of many who have no religious commitment. Read more and other letters