The marriage amendment act of 2004 states that ‘marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others’. That’s also the view of Christian opponents of marriage equality, who argue that there is no room in the theology of marriage for same-sex couples. So what is a Christian theology of marriage, is it really so exclusive, and are the concerns of those opposed to marriage equality justified by the evidence?
Guests
Rodney Croome
is a spokesperson for the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, and campaign coordinator of Australian Marriage Equality
Lee Badgett
is Director of the Center for Public Policy & Administration and Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts
Benny Hazlehurst
is an Anglican minister and a founding member of Accepting Evangelicals, an organisation which supports marriage equality
Rod Benson
is a Baptist minister and ethicist, based at Sydney’s Morling College
Peter Comensoli
is an auxiliary Bishop in the Catholic archdiocese of Sydney
Frank Brennan
is a Jesuit priest and lawyer, and professor of law in the Public Policy Institute, the Australian Catholic University
Sandy Miller and Louise Bucke
are a lesbian couple living in Sydney with their children, Matt and Dillon
David Riddell and Peter Kingston
are a gay couple living in Sydney
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