The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats has failed to quash fears about his moral views on homosexuality after failing to answer whether he thought gay sex was a sin or not.
During an interview on Channel 4 news earlier this week, Cathy Newman asked the new leader “Personally, do you think as a Christian, that homosexual sex is a sin?”
Christians “do not go around forcing their views on other people” he answered and failed to answer the question. Cathy Newman then quoted a Leviticus quote, to which he responded: “My faith is based upon my belief that Jesus Christ is who he said he is”
So evasive was he over the question she asked three times.
The Brian Paddick backed Tim Farron was elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats after former Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg stood down.
Tim Farron has come under pressure after abstaining on the gay marriage vote.
Stewart McDonald MP for Glasgow South Tweeted,
“Sorry Tim, but it’ll take a lot more than sound bites to convince anyone that you’re serious about LGBT equality.”
@PaulBrandITV @timfarron Sorry Tim, but it'll take a lot more than sound bites to convince anyone that you're serious about LGBT equality.
— Stewart McDonald MP (@StewartMcDonald) July 19, 2015
Guardian columnist Giles Fraser suggested that if Tim Farron thought that gay sex was sinful that the future of the party was in trouble and that he was “utterly lost as a LibDem leader”.
If @timfarron really thinks gay sex is sinful then he is utterly lost as LibDem leader. And the LibDem's can only go further down.
— Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser) July 18, 2015
In 2007 Tim Farron voted against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations in 2007, a law which protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation in the provision of goods and services. The law was used to bring Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland to account for refusing to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan on it.
