Marriage Equality Act
Thanks, melwil, for reminding me:
The Australian House of Representatives is seeking submissions on the Marriage Equality Bill. The survey asking for people's opinion is here and is very quick and easy to fill in.
(I suspect my response was idiosyncratic - I want same-sex marriage AND I want the Act to treat religious and civil celebrants in exactly the same way. No blanket religious exemptions! As a marriage celebrant I have discretion, and my churches have discretion, over whether or not to marry a couple. There's no need for any further protection, and most ministers I know WANT to be able to marry same-sex couples. So all the reassurances that religious celebrants will be exempt doesn't reassure me at all.)
The Australian House of Representatives is seeking submissions on the Marriage Equality Bill. The survey asking for people's opinion is here and is very quick and easy to fill in.
(I suspect my response was idiosyncratic - I want same-sex marriage AND I want the Act to treat religious and civil celebrants in exactly the same way. No blanket religious exemptions! As a marriage celebrant I have discretion, and my churches have discretion, over whether or not to marry a couple. There's no need for any further protection, and most ministers I know WANT to be able to marry same-sex couples. So all the reassurances that religious celebrants will be exempt doesn't reassure me at all.)