New Zealand Christians pray over Homosexual marriage
Singing from the same sheet: Churchgoers sing a hymn during a meeting at St Mary 's Catholic Church to voice their support for heterosexual marriage Groups supporting and opposing the Marriage Equality bill, which would legalise same-sex marriages, gathered at separate events in Blenheim yesterday. A crowd of about 110 people attended St Mary's Catholic Church to pray in support of heterosexual marriage, while a small group of about 14 people supporting the bill gathered in Seymour Square at the same time. Near the start of the church meeting, Blenheim Assembly of God minister Dennis Humphreys prayed for wisdom to tackle the issues. Wairau Presbyterian parish minister Brendan O'Hagan said his public statements about the marriage equality bill had been a stand for marriage, not against particular people. "It's an issue that I'm standing for and against, an issue, an idea and an assumption." Marriage was ordained by God and his tru...