Marriage equality – idea whose time has come – Kevin Hague MP, frogblog
I fully appreciate that there are some people who hold religious views about homosexuality that are negative, but it is important to understand that marriage is, in fact, two different things. On the one hand it is a religious sacrament, and I recognise that, arising from this, some churches may object to marrying same-sex couples for doctrinal reasons. The intention behind the Bill is absolutely to continue to allow such churches to decide whom they will and will not marry. However, marriage is also a civil institution, and this civil institution must be based on the principles of law, rationality and natural justice. New Zealand is not a state where law is or should be determined by religious doctrine.
Marriage poll breakdown offers insight – GayNZ.com
Kiwiblog’s David Farrar, who is also a statistician, points out that under 35s are 76 per cent in favour, while 66 per cent of people aged 35 to 54 are in favour.
Internationally: Gay dads of 12 among fathers of the year – GayNZ.com
Two gay Arizona men who have legally adopted the 12 children they’d been fostering have been honoured among Esquire magazine’s fathers of the year.
This is what we’re fighting for! Protecting families, not a tradition which, when it’s backed up by the law, hurts people – and could have prevented these two guys from being the fantastic dads they are.
Protect Families 