House debates

Monday, 23 May 2011

Petitions

Marriage

To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the House of Representatives

This petition of the parishioners of the ………………… .., draws to the attention of the House, the proposed legislation regarding marriage.

We therefore ask the House to consider the petitioners positions on the meaning of marriage and given the variety of domestic arrangements available in Australia, we request that you protect the unique institution of marriage as traditionally understood and actually lived as the complementary love between a man and a woman

from 120 citizens