Tag Archives: marriage equality
Sermon: We can’t choose our (church) family
It’s a cliché that we can’t choose our family, and that applies to our church family as well. After all, if God has welcomed even us into the family, how can we deny that welcome to others? Continue reading
I was in The Australian
… I think the article that resulted was a good one … Continue reading
Reflection: Why I support Marriage Equality
today silence feels like cowardice. And if me being open about who I am can help even one young person feel better about who they are, then it’s worth it Continue reading
Sermon: Dedicated to Arlo, Aimee and Alistair
It’s been a horrible week; let me make it clear what I believe Christianity is. Continue reading
A letter to the Prime Minister on Marriage Equality
But the letter is still important because the issue will not go away, and because it shows that Christians are not all of one mind on the question. Continue reading
No, the church shouldn’t celebrate same-sex marriages – Part 2
In this part Rev. Dr Garry Deverell explains why he believes marriage is a heterosexual institution.
No, the church shouldn’t celebrate same-sex marriages – Part 1
In this part Rev. Dr Garry Deverell explains why his opposition to same-sex marriages is not an opposition to same-sex relationships.
Should the church celebrate same-sex marriages? Well, maybe. (Neither yes nor no.)
Should the church celebrate same-sex marriage? I answer ‘maybe’. What I mean by ‘maybe’ is that marriage should be a state responsibility; that the state should marry both same-sex and different-sex couples; and that the church should bless the relationships … Continue reading
Yes, the church should celebrate same-sex relationships.
Rev. Peter Weeks argues that, yes, the church should celebrate same-sex relationships at a discussion at Williamstown Uniting Church – Electra St on the 11th of September 2013.
From the Forum on Same-Sex Marriage; the case for ‘maybe’
Should the church celebrate same-sex marriages? Maybe When it comes to marriage, my head and my heart are split. In the six years that I’ve been a minister of the Uniting Church, and thus a registered religious marriage celebrant, I’ve … Continue reading
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