Tag Archive for: plebiscite

marriage survey

Marriage Survey: Time-Honoured Campaign Tactics on Both Sides

By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House

Can political history teach us anything about the Marriage Postal Survey?

As the turn of the millennium approached, Australia was gripped with argument about whether we should become a republic. Read more

marriage debate

The Marriage Debate: Why History, Society and Religion Regard it as Heterosexual

Author: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House.

Heterosexual marriage has been a building block of society for thousands of years.

Ancient history tells us that while same sex relationships have been evident in many civilisations, including Greek and Roman cultures, there was never a question of calling such relationships marriage. Read more