Australia

1.) In Australia, forced marriage is still around. Not necessarily prevalent, but it is heard

of.

2.) As of September 2018, same-sex marriage was still illegal in Australia.

3.) Opinions of same-sex marriage are shifting, but perhaps not quite approving.

4.) Marriage rates are declining.

5.) Over 80% of all marriages are preceded by cohabitation.

Bible Verses

-Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his

wife, and they shall become one flesh."

-Mark 10:9: “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
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