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A number of views have been expressed that 'marriage' between two heterosexual couples is not the same as a 'homosexual liaison'.
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2. An attempt of analysing our approach to marriage is to ask ourselves how many of the same principle might apply to gay and lesbian relationships. A number of views have been expressed that 'marriage' between two heterosexual couples is not the same as a 'homosexual liaison'. "As a Baptist Minister, I cannot see how gay relationships can possibly be equated to marriage. Marriage is a unique institution because it allows for the possibility of children being conceived and nurtured. In marriage, a man and a woman makes an exclusive commitment to each other. Whilst I recognise that this does not always work out in practice, no comparable situations can ever apply to homosexual couples"1 The question of same-sex marriage is relatively new on the Family law agenda in this country. Until the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1957, sexual intercourse between males was a criminal offence. Complaints that such law...
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