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Editor's note
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As the marriage equality postal survey continues, it’s time to consider how churches may respond if, as the polls indicate, the “yes” camp wins. As Robyn Whitaker writes, in fact churches will not be compelled to change anything at all, because they are protected by religious freedom laws to allow their clergy to marry whomever they choose. But while a change in civil law would not necessarily mean a change for churches, it would be an opportunity for them to revise their marriage policies and have a (no doubt rebust) debate about who can be married in a church
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Religious organisations have freedom under Australian law to practise their own doctrines and marriage rituals.
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Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
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Mai Frandsen, University of Tasmania
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Environment + Energy
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Erick Lundgren, University of Technology Sydney; Arian Wallach, University of Technology Sydney; Daniel Ramp, University of Technology Sydney; William Ripple, Oregon State University
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Kate Griffiths, Grattan Institute
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Bill Louden, University of Western Australia
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