New South Wales rejects same-sex ‘marriage’
SYDNEY , Australia , November 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Members of the State Legislative Council of New South Wales , Australia voted earlier this week by a narrow margin of 21 to 19 to uphold the true meaning of marriage. Most of the MLCs who voted against the Same-Sex Marriage Bill 2013 pointed out that marriage comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government, and that a state-level redefinition of marriage would not withstand the inevitable legal challenge. Most of the MLCs who voted against the Same-Sex Marriage Bill 2013 pointed out that marriage comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government, and that a state-level redefinition of marriage would not withstand the inevitable legal challenge. Paul Green of the Christian Democratic Party noted that marriage has been under federal jurisdiction since 1961. "Yet here we are deliberately attempting to create a law that clashes with the Federal Marriage Act. Here we are moving backwards on harmon