In light of the current debates in Federal Parliament, I thought it would be appropriate to share the Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia’s view on the matter as moved formally\u00a0on Saturday 2 June 2012:<\/p>\n
<\/ins><\/strong>MARRIAGE REDEFINITION<\/strong><\/p>\n It was MOVED (R Humphrey\/A Bulmer) that this Synod, recognising that two private members bills in the Federal Parliament seek to redefine marriage in the Commonwealth Marriage Act, reaffirms that marriage is “…the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life” and<\/p>\n (a)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 calls upon the members of the Federal Parliament to retain the current definition of marriage in law, and<\/p>\n (b)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 encourages a wider discussion on the meaning of marriage and the nature of the life long promises made.<\/p>\n The debate was suspended.<\/p>\n The debate on the General Motion about Marriage Redefinition resumed.<\/p>\n The motion was put.<\/p>\n CARRIED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In light of the current debates in Federal Parliament, I thought it would be appropriate to share the Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia’s view on the matter as moved formally\u00a0on Saturday 2 June 2012: MARRIAGE REDEFINITION It was … Continue reading