http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/nathan-nettleton/ Rev Nathan Nettleton is an ordained minister of the Baptist Union of Victoria and currently serve as Pastor of the Baptist Church at South Yarra, a neighbourhood with one of Melbourne’s larger gay populations. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-same-sex-marriage/ Marriage equality is often portrayed as being an agenda of those who oppose the Christian faith and despise heterosexual marriage. But as a married, heterosexual, evangelical Christian pastor and theologian I support the legislative amendment to allow same-sex couples the right to formalise their commitments in the legally-recognised covenant of marriage. Privileging one theology over another While personally I would gladly conduct and bless same-sex weddings, some of my evangelical brothers and sisters who cannot go that far still support this legislative amendment. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Nathan Nettleton) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-same-sex-marriage/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-same-sex-marriage/#item1803 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:45:27 +0000 Nathan Nettleton | Author bios | The Punch