The primary goal of the government’s proposed ‘Single Marriage Statute’ is “to provide same-sex, transgender and ‘all other forms of marriage’ full and equal status in all respects with monogamous heterosexual marriage or the biblical definition of marriage,” says Family Poliicy Institute director Errol Naidoo. Dismissing government’s claims that the proposed […]
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Christian student granted judicial review after expulsion for views on sexuality
Originally published in Christian Concern A Christian student has won the right to challenge his expulsion from University over his views on marriage and sexuality. Felix Ngole was expelled from a social work course at the University of Sheffield after he expressed the Christian view of marriage and sexuality on […]
Church of England takes step towards gay marriage after vote rejects controversial report
Originally published in The Telegraph Church of England clergy have appeared to signal support for gay marriage after they rejected a bishops’ report which said that only a man and woman could marry in church. The report recommended that the bar on same-sex church marriages continue but that a more […]
Traditional marriage must return to the heart of humanity‚ says Cape Town Declaration
Compiled from reports in Times Live and Breitbart Cape Town’s name is attached to a worldwide campaign to re-establish the traditional man-woman marriage as the bedrock of civilisation. Saturday’s (December 17 2016) launch of the International Organisation for the Family’s Cape Town Declaration marks the beginning of a year-long campaign […]
Canadian Christian university wins legal battle over ban on sex outside heterosexual marriage
Originally published in Christian Today. An evangelical Christian university in Canada has won a decision by the Appeal Court of British Columbia (BC) in favour of its ‘community covenant’ that bans its students from having sexual relations outside of heterosexual marriage. The Appeal Court of BC yesterday released its decision […]
US Christian leaders threaten civil disobedience if Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage
By Tod Starnes — Originally published in Fox News “We will not obey.” That’s the blunt warning a group of prominent religious leaders is sending to the Supreme Court of the United States as they consider same-sex marriage. “We respectfully warn the Supreme Court not to cross that line,” read […]
UK Christian Judge issued judicial misconduct warning for defending Biblical marriage
The official body with responsibility for judicial conduct in the UK has chastised a leading High Court judge, who is also a Christian, over comments asserting that biblical marriage is the best option for society. Sir Paul Coleridge was given a formal warning by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) […]
African-American pastors lead the charge for traditional marriage
Originally published in Charisma News The Coalition of African-American Pastors has thrust itself into the middle of a major social battle being waged in the United States, and president and founder William Owens has vowed that his group will not back down from its stance. In a press conference held […]