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PROGRESS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE REPRESENTATION 20 January 2005 Dear Friends, Thank you all so much for praying about our end of year representations to the President's Office and the Minister of Home Affairs relating to the same-sex marriage issue. A small group of us secured a hearing in the appropriate quarters and the consequence is that due to this and especially amidst public objection the Government will appeal to the Constitutional Court to review the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal which has "developed the Common Law definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. While this does not yet legalise same-sex marriage in South Africa, the court declared that the traditional definition of heterosexual marriage is unconstitutional as it unfairly discriminates against same-sex couples. This means that through the parliamentary process all legislation that supports heterosexual marriage must be amended to accommodate same-sex 'marriage'. The case will be heard sometime in the next few months. Please keep your prayers going in this regard. Also please cover another case being brought by the Gay lobby relating to the Statutory Law (i.e. Parliamentary) definition of marriage in the Johannesburg High Court early in the year. I believe we need to pray that the current & traditional definition of marriage as hetero-sexual & monogamous will be defended and secured for future generations of South Africans at all costs." Warmly in the love of Christ, Michael Cassidy _______________________________________________ Pleased read our disclaimer   Back to Social Issues