Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005 Posted: 10:38:52PM EST
Predominantly-Christian South Africa is ready to legalize same-sex unions, becoming the first country in the continent to formally accept the liberal definition of marriage.
On Thursday, the Constitutional Court – the highest court of South Africa – ruled that it is unconstitutional to prevent gay people from marrying, according to the Associated Press (AP).
"The common law definition of marriage is declared to be inconsistent with the constitution and invalid to the extent that it does not permit same-sex couples to enjoy the status and benefits it accords heterosexual couples," said Judge Albie Sachs in delivering Thursday's ruling, according to AP. The common law definition of marriage refers to a union between a man and a woman.
Such ruling also affirms the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal last November to allow a lesbian couple Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys to wed, saying that the common law discriminates against homosexuals.
www.christianpost.com/article...on/1.htm
Predominantly-Christian South Africa is ready to legalize same-sex unions, becoming the first country in the continent to formally accept the liberal definition of marriage.
On Thursday, the Constitutional Court – the highest court of South Africa – ruled that it is unconstitutional to prevent gay people from marrying, according to the Associated Press (AP).
"The common law definition of marriage is declared to be inconsistent with the constitution and invalid to the extent that it does not permit same-sex couples to enjoy the status and benefits it accords heterosexual couples," said Judge Albie Sachs in delivering Thursday's ruling, according to AP. The common law definition of marriage refers to a union between a man and a woman.
Such ruling also affirms the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal last November to allow a lesbian couple Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys to wed, saying that the common law discriminates against homosexuals.
www.christianpost.com/article...on/1.htm
posted by:
|
San Diego
|
