Sarah and Nick Jensen A Christian couple from Canberra say they will divorce if same-sex couples are allowed to marry in Australia. Nick Jensen says he and wife Sarah would continue to live together, have more children, and refer to each other as husband and wife, but will legally end their marriage because they believe “marriage is not a human invention”. He’s written in the Canberra CityNews that he believes marriage “is a fundamental order of creation”. “Part of God’s human history. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman before a community in the sight of God. And marriage of any couple is important to God regardless of whether that couple recognises God’s involvement or authority in it." The anti-gay Christian lobbyist adds, “My wife and I, as a matter of conscience, refuse to recognise the government’s regulation of marriage if its definition includes the solemnisation of same sex couples.” The piece has been met with anger, with many readers now vowing to divorce the magazine for publishing it.
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First published: Thursday, 11th June 2015 - 11:20am