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Jesus and Marriage

A little storm brewed in evangelicalism’s tea-cup after Steve Chalke’s Oasis Trust lost its membership in the Evangelical Alliance. It seems that this was due to Chalke’s continued support for same-sex partnerships. The decision has brought the usual accusations of intolerance and intransigence.

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Four Facts of Life and Four Problems with Redefining Marriage.

What made marriage unique was the way it brought together in a single institution a whole series of essential human activities: sex, reproduction, companionship, love, responsibility for the welfare and nurture of those we have brought into being, and responsibility for their education.”-Rabbi Jonathan Sacks[i]

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