We don't normally promote petitions - it would be very easy to get into all sorts of political debates about which Christians, in good conscience, hold differing views. But the question of marriage is critical. It's a creation ordinance; scarred by the Fall, for sure, but not, thank God, destroyed. And so, Christians should desire to see it upheld. Many of you will have already signed the Coalition for Marriage petition (currently standing at half a million signatories). I have. You should consider it too. Sign here. (If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it may interest you to know that a group promoting same sex marriage have set up a very similar looking website with a similar address - I won't paste the link.). The coalition for marriage is consciously non-religious: I think that's a very good thing - it's not just Christians who think highly of marriage.

But that does mean there are certain Christian arguments which also need to be heard. Another group Keep Marriage Special are fulfilling that role - sign their petition too. The two are not mutually exclusive.