Links to assist with your personal investigations into the issue:
GREAT AUSTRALIAN ARTICLES AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
OTHER RESOURCES FROM AUSTRALIA AND OVERSEAS
Great Blog, CONJUGALITY - Mercatornet
Arguments defending children’s rights over same-sex couples’ rights – Australian Family Association
Key talking points’ in the gay marriage debate – National Organisation for Marriage (US)
Marriage and religious freedom - Letter from combined US church leaders
The Future of Marriage – brilliant review by Robert George of Blankenhorn’s brilliant book
SUMMARY PAPERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- Made for Children -Very readable summary from the Iona Institute in Ireland
“It is not discrimination to treat the marriage of a man and a woman differently from a same- sex relationship. Crucially, a same-sex couple cannot give a child a mother and a father.”
- Why Marriage Matters – 26 Conclusions from the Social Science
- Marriage and The Law – A Statement of Principle
- Revising Marriage? (for pastors)
A free Resource for churches giving the summary points of an argument against revising the definition of marriage endorsed by over 50 prominent church leaders and theologians. Feel free to down load and reproduce.
- Revising Marriage? (short version)
AUSTRALIAN POLLING
“Public Attitudes Towards Same Sex Marriage in Australia” – Report of Research Findings November 2011
EXAMPLE PROPOSITIONSMarriage is not just about love and commitment between two
adults. It is also the best way to help ensure that children are
raised by their own mother and father………………………………… 59% AGREEDebating same sex marriage is a distraction and a waste of
resources, and our politicians need to re-focus on the more
important issues that really matter to mainstream Australians…… 61% AGREE
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