The Coalition for Marriage group was out and about on Guildford High Street today collecting signatures to oppose proposals to redefine marriage. Nationwide, over 644,000 people have so far signed the petition. I support the Coalition for Marriage in their aim to keep marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
The proposed change would undermine marriage – in Spain for instance the number of people getting married has fallen dramatically following redefinition. I am also concerned that once marriage has been redefined once, it could be redefined again and again. Could marriages one day contain more than two people?
Same sex couples already have equal rights in the eyes of the law under civil partnerships. No change is therefore necessary. The State should continue to give due recognition to the importance of the lifelong union between one man and one woman.
