Dit weekend wordt er voor het eerst getrouwd in ACT:
"... The Reverend Roger Munson sees nothing incompatible between the teachings of Jesus Christ and same-sex marriages.
Christian church leaders remain at the forefront of organised opposition to the legalisation of same-sex marriage. But Mr Munson, a Canberra Uniting Church minister, is a registered celebrant under the ACT's marriage equality law and will preside at the wedding of a male couple this weekend.
He has organised commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples in the past and said he was happy for gay and lesbian couples to marry.
"Jesus never said anything about it [same-sex marriage] and he was one who welcomed all people, regardless of their circumstances,'' he said.
"I think it comes down to an understanding of the Bible,'' he said. "[It] was written in different times and so they had different understandings of the world around them. We've become more knowledgeable.
''There's nothing simple about being homosexual or gay. It's just who people are."
Many same-sex couples are expected to marry this weekend under the ACT's same-sex marriage law, though they maybe short-lived marriages as the High Court of Australia will rule on the constitutionality of the law on Thursday..."
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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act...his-weekend-20131205-2yu5d.html#ixzz2mdVNaDYS