Marriage

United Church of Canada news items related to the issue of marriage and life partnership.

United Church Moderator Writes to Members of Parliament on Same-Sex Marriage (January 21, 2005)

Not everyone who speaks from the Christian perspective is opposed to same-sex marriage. That is the message delivered by the Moderator of Canada's largest Protestant denomination in a letter mailed this week to every Member of Parliament.

Moderator's Letter to Members of Parliament on Equal Marriage (January 17, 2005)

The complete text of the Right Rev. Dr. Peter Short's letter to parliamentarians.

General Council Letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin on Equal Marriage (January 17, 2005)

The United Church of Canada's letter to the Prime Minister.

One Size Won't Fit All Families (May 21, 2004)

The ad was supposed to say it all simply: "We believe in Mom and Dad. We Believe in Marriage." But in fact, the ad left a lot unsaid, and left out a lot of people.

Op/Ed: Let No One Be Turned Away (January 31, 2004)

"We all have a lot riding on the holy bonds of marriage," writes the Moderator, the Right Reverend Peter Short, in the Globe and Mail, January 31, 2004.