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Today Show Karl Stefanovic and Anglican minister clash over same-sex marriage

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AN ANGLICAN minister clearly displayed the ignorance of   Today host Karl Stefanovic on his knowledge of religion in an awkward encounter about same-sex marriage. Stefanovic always overly confident - attempted to intimidate the anglican priest and constantly talk over him. Michael Jensen, from St Mark’s Church in the Sydney suburb of Darling Point , went on the show on Monday morning to explain why he was voting no. The discussion descended into a debate about which of them had more recently talked to God. Stefanovic got some stick following the encounter. Some ‘no’ voters claimed he was “bullying” Rev Jensen, while ‘yes’ voters wondered if Stefanovic had asked the right questions by primarily concentrating on religious not civil marriage . The host kicked off the discussion by asking why Rev Jensen was advocating for maintaining the current definition of marriage. “Marriage is a different institution classically defined as between a man and a woman. It’s been that way across