AN INVITATION FROM THE AUSTRALIAN STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT:
The Queensland SCM Area Council invites you to a meeting at which two speakers will explore a number of factors relating to the question:
Why do 53% of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage?
DATE: FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2012
TIME: 7:00 – 8:00pm
VENUE: The Hamilton Town Hall, corner of Rossiter Parade and Racecourse Rd, HAMILTON, QUEENSLAND.
SPEAKERS: Dr James Page and the Rev’d Dr Ray Barraclough
In August, 2011, it was reported that “53% of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage”.
This is the finding of a Galaxy Research poll which asked 1060 Australians whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
The survey also asked about religious affiliation. It found that support for same-sex marriage is:
- 53% among Christians (with 41% opposed)
- 62% among members of other religions (with 30% opposed), and
- 67% among people with no religion (with 24% opposed).
The survey found overall support for allowing same-sex marriages remains steady at 60%, which is statistically identical to the figure found by a Galaxy poll in October, 2010, (taking into account the ±2% margin of error).”
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The Australian Student Christian Movement (ASCM) is 116 years old. Over all those years it has served to stimulate the faith of thousands of university students and graduates in Australia. It seeks to relate the progressive dimensions of Christian faith to life in the contemporary world. For more information about ASCM access its website at www.ascm.org.au