Aussie Couple Vows To Divorce If Marriage Equality Becomes Legal

A Christian couple in Australia have caused quite a stir and faced a lot of ridicule by announcing that they intend to divorce if marriage equality becomes legal.

Nick Jensen and his wife Sarah have been happily married for 10 years, but say marriage equality will fundamentally change the nature of the institution into something they don’t want to be part of. Mr Jensen said marriage is “part of God’s intimate story for human history.”

“Marriage is the union of a man and a woman before a community in the sight of God. And the marriage of any couple is important to God regardless of whether that couple recognises God’s involvement or authority in it.”

“My wife and I, as a matter of conscience, refuse to recognise the government’s regulation of marriage if its definition includes the solemnisation of same sex couples,” he wrote.

 "For us, fundamentally, when we got married we signed a contract with the state and that contract was around the current definition of marriage and all the things that comes with it. Man and woman for life, for the sake of children.”

“If it came to be that the definition of the contract was changed, the contract is now null and void.”

Here's how some Aussies have reacted on Twitter:

@smh completely and utterly mad, I'm sorry but these two are beyond parody

— Bill Baker (@billyboybaker) June 10, 2015

@smh Obviously then if the "sacred" part is disposable it means it wasn't sacred in the first place. Talk about failing to make a point.

— Some Bloke (@leahym34) June 10, 2015

@smh Great news for Nick & Sarah! If their marriage becomes "meaningless" they won't need to divorce! #DivorcedFromReality

— bongo beach (@bongobeach33) June 10, 2015