{"id":6829,"date":"2014-01-16T00:05:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T00:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2014-01-17T01:01:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T01:01:10","slug":"christian-voice-marriage-stand-creates-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-voice-marriage-stand-creates-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Voice Marriage Stand Creates Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\" https:\/\/plus.google.com\/103911280480982124182?rel=author\">Robin Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-voice-marriage-stand-creates-controversy\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6830\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6830 \" alt=\"Christian Voice created significantly controversy on social media through defending traditional marriage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/traditional-marriage-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Voice created significant controversy on social media through defending traditional marriage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Social media outlets exploded throughout 2013 with discussion of the resources Christian Voice provided to defend real marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Building on our 2012 briefing paper <em>The Trivialization of Matrimony<\/em>, we devoted much of last year to publishing resources for Christians to better understand the issues surrounding same-sex &#8216;marriage.&#8217; (A select list of those articles can be found at the end of this post.)<\/p>\n<p>Little did we realize that our stand would reverberate throughout the internet. Our 2013 articles on marriage are still being debated through social media such as Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the most controversial articles we published that were featured on Facebook, together with the hundreds of comments people left. To view the comments on any one article, click &#8216;comments&#8217; on the bottom of each embedded post. Feel free to join in the ongoing discussions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\/posts\/10200349521356315\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\/posts\/10200349521356315\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\">Robin Phillips<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); 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if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\/posts\/4995393958299\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\/posts\/4995393958299\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robin.phillips.908579\">Robin Phillips<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Resources Defending Traditional Marriage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/sex-marriage-recognized-massive-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\">Same-Sex \u2018Marriage\u2019 Recognized as Massive Mistake <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/2013feb06vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Your MP Voted on Gay &#8216;Marriage&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gay-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gay Marriage Bill Threatens to Divide Tory Party <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/2012dec17gaymarriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gay &#8216;Marriage&#8217; Becomes a Joke<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/your-body-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Your Body Matters<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/the-winners-and-losers-in-the-supreme-court-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court Decision Winners and Losers <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gay-marriage-activist-reveals-movements-true-agenda-destroy-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gay Marriage Activist Reveals Movement\u2019s True Agenda: Destroy Marriage <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/same-sex-marriage-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Same-Sex &#8216;Marriage&#8217; Debate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gender-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gender Matters<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gay-marriage-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">MP&#8217;s Oppose Gay &#8216;Marriage&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/13jan-gay-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Gay Marriage\u2019 Threatens Civil Liberties <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/2013jan19slope\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gay \u2018Marriage\u2019 and the Slippery Slope <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/ryan-anderson-debates-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Anderson Debates Same-Sex \u2018Marriage\u2019 <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/jeremy-irons-warns-of-gay-marriage-consequences\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Irons in Gay Marriage Warning <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/why-gay-marriage-is-a-public-threat-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Gay Marriage is a Public Threat (part 2) <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/public-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Gay \u2018Marriage\u2019 is a Public Threat (part 1) <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/can-ecclesiastical-marriage-be-separate-from-civil-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can Ecclesiastical Marriage Be Separate From Civil Marriage? <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/normalcy-fields-and-homosexual-acceptance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Normalcy Fields and Homosexual Acceptance <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/children-and-same-sex-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children and Same-Sex \u2018Marriage\u2019 <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/normalizing-perversion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Normalizing Perversion <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/december18gaymarriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Quadruple Lock Won\u2019t Work <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-voice-marriage-stand-creates-controversy\/\" data-numposts=\"5\" data-colorscheme=\"light\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note that persons wishing to comment on this story must enter a valid email address. 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