Australia: Church leaders speak out for traditional marriage

Written by Super User 18 Dec 2011

Twenty of Australia’s senior church and denominational leaders have urged the Government to protect the definition of marriage in Australian law. The Joint Statement on the Significance of Marriage follows: Marriage is the lifelong commitment and faithful union of one man and one woman. As such, marriage is the natural basis of the family because it secures the relationship between biological parents and their children. As Christian leaders representing different denominations or churches, we join together and affirm our shared commitment to promote and protect marriage. We honour the unique love between husbands and wives; the vital place of fathers and mothers in the life of children; and the corresponding ideal for all children to know the love and role modelling of a father and mother. We call on ourGovernment to: protect this definition of marriage in Australian law, and not change the meaning of marriage by adding to it different kinds of relationships.

Praise: God for this stand by the church and that the Government will protect traditional marriage. (Jer.29:6)

More: http://ausprayernet.org.au/newsletter/DisplayNewsletter.php?e_id=00000002315#st2