Anglican Church claims equal marriage will lead to gay couples ‘enslaving women’
TheĀ Australian Anglican Church has published a guidebook forĀ campaigning against equal marriage.
The document, titled ‘What Has God Joined Together’, was distributed to members of the SynodĀ this week amid national discussions on equal marriage.
The booklet claims that same-sex marriage is “the greatest threat to religiousĀ freedom we will ever have seen in Australia”.
It adds: “Same-sex marriage may well function as the breachĀ in the wall that allows the flood of the equality movement into many new areas.
“TheĀ potential for serious threats to churches, schools, Christian organisations and peopleĀ of faith is real and urgent. ”
In a section on the “consequences” of marriage, the booklet claims that gay couples will “enslave women’s bodies” if the law passes
It says: “ThereĀ are some obvious consequences of changing the marriage laws, especially when itĀ comes to children. For male same-sex couples, one of the main options for childrenĀ is surrogacy.
Noting “a growing commercial surrogacy market inĀ developing countries”, it continues to claim: “The potential for pay-for-baby arrangementsĀ has implications for the objectification and enslaving of womenās bodies.
“We have to ask if it is fair on the child who will neverĀ know both of his or her biological parents.”
Another section rallies further against same-sex parents, claiming: “AĀ same-sex couple cannot have a child without involving an external party (like a spermĀ donor or surrogate mother).
“Typically this child is systematically denied the right toĀ be raised by one of their birth parents.”
Plans for a public vote on equal marriage may have been defeated this week,Ā after the issue was shot down by the opposition Labor Party.
