| Home | Bookmark | Tell | Active petitions in over 75 countries | Follow GoPetition |
Support Traditional Marriage
Published by Peter Seager on Jun 09, 2011
14 Signatures 
|
Target: Australian Senate
Region: Australia
Background (Preamble):
Noting the following:
- that marriage is currently defined in the Marriage Act (1961) as being ‘... the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life,’ each element of which is essential to the integrity of marriage;
- that marriage is one of the great institutions on which our society is built;
- that marriage provides for a stable family life;
- that marriage is the structure under which children are nurtured and grow the best; and
- that marriage is worthy of protection and support.
- that marriage is currently defined in the Marriage Act (1961) as being ‘... the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life,’ each element of which is essential to the integrity of marriage;
- that marriage is one of the great institutions on which our society is built;
- that marriage provides for a stable family life;
- that marriage is the structure under which children are nurtured and grow the best; and
- that marriage is worthy of protection and support.
Petition:
We, the undersigned petitioners, call on the Senate to support the definition of marriage as currently contained within the Marriage Act (1961).
The Support Traditional Marriage petition to Australian Senate was written by Peter Seager and is in the category Family & Friends at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: marriage, marriage act, family, children, society
