There are fears debate during the $122 million postal survey process could turn nasty.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though I very much disagree with Bishop Condie\u2019s views on marriage equality, his pastoral letter on the issue is a very good example of how the \u2018no\u2019 case should be conducted because it is respectful and based on principle,\u201d Mr [Rodney] Croome said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI urge marriage equality supporters not to casually throw around the word \u2018bigot\u2019 and I urge those against the reform not to use offensive terms like \u2018stolen generation\u2019 to describe the children of same-sex couples.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bishop Condie\u2019s letter said that, for Christians, marriage had always meant a commitment of one man to one woman voluntarily entered into for life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe shun actions and words that demean and marginalise; we reject discrimination, and especially grieve the way people who identify as homosexual have been treated in our society and churches,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n