Down Under on Same Sex Marriage—Division in the pews but most faiths say: ‘I don’t’
Dr Peter Jensen...expressed his profound disappointment yesterday with Labor's endorsement of gay marriage at the weekend.
''This is not a matter of equality, but of trying to force respect by changing the definition of one of the fundamentals of our society,'' he said. ''I hope MPs will use the conscience vote to send a powerful signal of support for the integrity and true meaning of marriage.''
While the condemnation from many senior religious leaders to the party's decision has been near universal, in this fight not all of their faith communities could be in their corner.
Read it all.
Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Anglican Provinces • Anglican Church of Australia • * Culture-Watch • Law & Legal Issues • Marriage & Family • Religion & Culture • Sexuality • --Civil Unions & Partnerships • * International News & Commentary • Australia / NZ
0 Comments
Posted December 6, 2011 at 6:35 am
Posted December 6, 2011 at 6:35 am
To comment on this article: Go to Article View
The URL for this article is http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/40058/© 2013 Kendall S. Harmon. All rights reserved.
For original material from Titusonenine (such as articles and commentary by Dr. Harmon) permission to copy and distribute free of charge is granted, provided this notice, the logo, and the web site address are visible on all copies. For permission for use in for-profit publications, please email KSHarmon[at]mindspring[dot]com
<< Return to Mobile view (headlines)