While the Christian position on homosexuality is often maligned as homophobic, Waterfield said Russell's primary concern was always for the people at the center of the debate. "These people are precious. We have to be a light to them," she said.
Last week's ruling of the High Court in London banning pro-family Christian couples from fostering children has even self-described "gay" atheists concerned.
Such a legal theory taken to its logical end could go further than just changing employment benefits and would likely be used to try to overturn traditional marriage laws in each of the 27 countries of the European Union.