I oppose same-sex marriage (and no, I’m not a bigot)
Posted on May 29, 2015
Filed under Opinion
“The passing of the Irish referendum on same-sex marriage has triggered a round of Australian advocates announcing that it is now ‘our turn’. We lag behind the UK, many European countries, some states in the US, and (perish the thought!) New Zealand, and we ought to get with the programme.
The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten, in line with the new ALP dogma, has announced that he is introducing a private members bill into Parliament next Monday…
How could anyone stand opposed? The terms in which the pro-marriage redefinition case are stated make it sound as inevitable as the dawn, and as unstoppable as the tide. And these same terms make opposing a redefinition of marriage sound primitive and even barbaric. There are those in favour of change, we are told, and then there are the bigots.”
– Dr. Michael Jensen writes at the ABC’s The Drum.
Related: The Australian Christian Lobby lists some of the consequences of same sex marriage for the free exercise of religion.
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