Opinion: Right to discriminate not being threatened

Updated September 19 2017 - 11:12am, first published 10:15am
No change: Ministers of religion have always been able to refuse to marry anyone they like (or don't like) in their church and will be able to continue to do so.
No change: Ministers of religion have always been able to refuse to marry anyone they like (or don't like) in their church and will be able to continue to do so.

There appears to be a great deal of anxiety among many conservatives, including those who run religious organisations, ex-prime ministers and some current legislators, that if same-sex marriage is made legal, freedom of religion will be negatively affected. This strikes me as odd, given that those urging the "yes" vote in the upcoming postal survey on same-sex marriage have not suggested making any changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act.

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