Why Marriage is the exclusive union of a Man and a Woman
Australia: Why Marriage is the exclusive union of a Man and a Woman 1.1 Many Christians will be aware of the ongoing campaign for so-called marriage “equality”. Different parties and individuals seeking to put bills before the Australian Parliament aims to change the current definition of marriage to allow same sex couples to marry. This would represent a radical revision of the public understanding of marriage as a social institution , and a radical challenge to the Christian understanding of marriage. Federal Parliamentarians have been asked to “gauge their constituents’ views on ways to achieve equal treatment for same sex couples including marriage”. 1.2 What are our views as Christians on this issue? And why should we engage in the political debate ? This paper seeks to answer these questions, setting out the case in favour of retaining the current Federal law which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all