David Cameron: Let's Make Up And Be Friendly

'He told church representatives gathered at Number Ten: "I hope we won't fall out too much over gay marriage. There'll be some strong arguments and some strong words.''
'Mr Cameron sought to reassure his audience that the proposals would "change what happens in a register office, not what happens in a church".
Addressing recent attempts to ban crucifixes and public prayer, Mr Cameron said, pumping his fist in the air: 'I think there's something of a fightback going on, and we should welcome that.
'"The values of the Bible – the values of Christianity – are the values that we need."

The Daily Mail.
Fagburn has a feeling this is the first time that Mr Cameron has made any public mention of gay marriage since his fabled conference speech last year.
Be interesting to see how he tries to square this circle.
Well obviously, when I say "interesting", I mean "hilarious".
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Or something like that.

Update: There's a transcript of Cameron's speech and an incisive commentary by Terry Sanderson of the National Secular Society here.
Sanderson calls it "an unctuous speech of such disingenuousness and hypocrisy that it almost takes the breath away."
None of today's papers mentioned the following;*

'Perhaps the most telling part of the speech is about his conflict with religion over gay marriage. He hopes that the religious leaders he is addressing will not be too harsh. And just in case they won't let up in their relentless and unpleasant campaigning against gay rights, he throws out a hope to them that he might give in to their bullying. "If this doesn't go ahead, to those of us who'd like it to go ahead, there will still be civil partnerships, so gay people will be able to form a partnership that gives them many of the advantages of marriage," he says.

'It is at this point that gay couples who had hoped to tie the knot can start to take down the bunting and cancel the wedding cake order.

'It is the first inkling that the promises he made to the gay community are very likely to be betrayed..."

So we're back now to not "how", but "if" same-sex marriage would be implemented.

As I've said here before with Cameron now under siege and the Coalition in crisis, I wouldn't be surprised if gay marriage is now left to die on the vine. 
But then I've never been convinced it was ever really a priority for the Conservatives.

* Correction - The Times had the quote, but failed to note its import. Apologies.