The church fears same-sex marriage because it feels its power waning.

IN RESPONSE to hearing that I am campaigning for marriage equality, an elderly clergyman asked, ”Why call it ‘marriage’?” My response was to outline the huge changes to the institution of marriage that have occurred over the past 150 years.

One hundred and fifty years ago, marriage involved the transfer of property – the bride – from her father to her husband.

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