Hone Harawira is known for a lot of things, but not many people realise he is a social and moral conservative. He is against, for example, drug liberalisation and gay marriage and in an interview with Bryce Edwards Hone claimed to be against a society of “choice”. This, I think, reveals an authoritarian attitude not uncommon in Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Same-sex marriage’
Civil unions a subversive treasure
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
As the support for same-sex marriage grows stronger I’m realising what a great treasure civil unions are. Central to their value has been the ability to subvert thinking about how and with whom we can be intimately bound to one another. To point out that loving relationships are many and varied. To show that same-sex Read more
Nothing to fear over gay marriage: Wong
Monday, June 18th, 2012Australia’s Finance Minister Penny Wong has told gay rights groups and Labor party members that marriage equality is a “bedrock principle” and its opponents have nothing to fear. Senator Wong, who helped drive a hard-fought change to the ALP’s platform on gay marriage, likened the campaign for marriage reform to the fight for racial equality. Read more
Same sex marriage threatens divorce of British church and state
Friday, June 15th, 2012
The biggest rift between Church and state for centuries is how the Church of England has described British Prime Minister, David Cameron’s plan to allow couples to have a same sex marriage. Responding formally to the Conservative Government’s proposals, the Church of England said the move would change the “intrinsic nature of marriage as union Read more
- Study: Children fare better in traditional mom-dad families
- Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage
- Government's marriage document makes no reference to children, husbands or wives
- How different are the adult children of parents who have same sex relationships? Finding from the New Family Structures Study (Study)
- Same sex parenting and children's outcomes: A closer examination of the American psychological associations' brief on lesbian and gay parenting (Study)
Poll shows 63% favour legalising same sex marriage
Friday, June 8th, 2012
A TVNZ One News Colmar Brunton poll shows nearly two-thirds support for same sex marriage. Asked if they think same-sex couples should be able to get married, 63% of respondents said yes, 31% said no and 6% did not know or preferred not to say. The Catholic church remains staunchly opposed to gay marriage. “The Read more
No sex please; we’re British
Friday, June 1st, 2012
The British Government is planning to remove sex from the law of marriage, so that same-sex couples can be wed. In current British law marriage is not official until a man and woman have “ordinary and complete” sexual intercourse, which means same-sex couples cannot meet the requirement. Tory MP Edward Leigh says the move will Read more
- Gay rights groups disappointed as same-sex marriage left out of Queen's 2012 speech
- Liberal leader Clegg attacks Cameron on gay marriage
- British Muslims launch new petition to oppose same sex marriage
- Archbishop Vincent Nichols says equal marriage will damage society
- Same sex marriage will boost flagging institution (Comment)
Where do NZ politicians stand on polygamy?
Friday, June 1st, 2012
Two government studies released by Canada’s Justice Department in 2006 recommended the decriminalisation of polygamy, with one arguing that the move was justified by the need to attract more skilled Muslim immigrants. Family First NZ is calling for the National, Labour and Green parties to state where they stand on the issue of redefining marriage Read more
Support for adoptions by gay couples crosses political boundaries
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Three private members’ bills which would enable same-sex adoption are either in the Parliamentary members’ ballot or are being drafted. One of them is being developed by National’s Nikki Kay and Green’s Kevin Hague. In an email to gayexpress on Monday Hague said “the cat’s out of the bag” after the National Party’s northern regional Read more
Marriage: a religious or a civil institution?
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
It was only after the Protestant Reformation that marriage came to be considered as a civil institution. The early Christians understood marriage to be a union between one man a one woman. It was not a contract or a financial arrangement but a sacred union that reflected God’s love. “Christ turned the accepted cultural norms Read more
Gay marriage – Obama, Catholic theologians:- For; US Bishops, PM Gillard:- Against
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
President Obama stated his support for same-sex marriage in a reversal of his stance last week. Obama said, “At a certain point, I’ve just concluded, that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” Following the president’s comments, presidential Read more