Marriage Invalid?
15th November 2005
The headline is unmistakable: “Government and Church reject couple’s marriage deemed as unlawful and unholy.” For it was the marriage between a man who changed his gender three years ago to a woman and another man. The government does not approve of the change of gender, apparently, and the Church too rejected the medical procedure as “unbiblical”.
However, according to the story, the ceremony was celebrated by no less than three pastors, and while the “Church” that rejected the marriage belonged to a particular group of churches, another representative from another consortium that could also be identified as “the Church” accepts it, or at least, encourages non-discrimination “against a person if he or she has proof of being born with imbalance hormones; was undergoing counselling; that his or her parents do not object to the sex change; and the operation was carried out in a proper medical institution.”
Interestingly, the spokesperson from the Church that condemns their union said that “It’s clearly stated in the Bible. There is no such thing as creation of half-half. Therefore, biologically and genetically, there is only male and female.”
More, related stories:
“I’m Happy With What I’m Doing”, Says Jessie Chung
Sex change won’t validate same gender marriage: Tan
Emotional ‘I do’ at wedding
Million ringgit fairy-tale wedding the talk of the town
As you read the various accounts of this story, I wonder if you see a marked difference between this story and the usual stories related to same-gender marriage.
Let’s talk about it.
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