by John | Jul 22, 2012 | Australian commentary
“Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” This...
by John | Jul 11, 2012 | Australian news, News
Federal parliament resumes next month and same-sex marriage is back on the agenda. A parliamentary committee recently voted in favour of changing the Marriage Act to allow for same-sex marriage. The decision came after the committee received almost 80,000 submissions,...
by John | Jun 29, 2012 | Australian news, News
LIKE four in ten same-sex couples, James Nevein, 49, and David Witte, 50, identify themselves as Christians. They are part of a statistic that strikes at the heart of the debate around same-sex marriage, and one that many hope will validate them in the eyes of the...
by John | Jun 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
AS an Anglican priest and a professor of sociology at Monash University, Gary Bouma is uniquely placed to comment on the issue of marriage equality. Professor Bouma last week weighed into the debate and told the Weekly that he was an advocate of same-sex marriage. He...
by John | Jun 21, 2012 | Australian commentary
Those who, like me, grew up in ”Bible-believing” churches are likely to think they have little choice but to accept what the Bible says (or implies) on same-sex marriage. They may secretly wish it were otherwise. They might acknowledge the strength of...
