The head of a ‘family values’ group has resigned as a celebrant because he is still so upset about marriage equality. Bob McCoskrie from Family First has announced his protest move in a rant about ‘cultural vandalism’, ‘political correctness’, and ‘social engineers’. “The ‘equality’ cause is not advanced by destroying institutions. Equality should respect difference, not destroy it,” he claims. “In my view, marriage will always maintain its cultural, natural and historical definition of the lifetime commitment of one man one woman. The real meaning will never change, even if the law’s definition of it does.” Meanwhile the most recent figures show 361 same-sex couples joyfully wed between August 19 and December 19 last year. Officials expect the numbers to have spiked over the traditional wedding season.
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First published: Monday, 10th February 2014 - 10:27am