In St.John the Evangelist's gospel Jesus kicks off his public ministry by first being baptised in the River Jordan by his cousin John the Baptist then attending the wedding feast at Cana. Both these events are the basis of the two immutable church sacraments, Baptism and Marriage.
Mainstream Christianity does not, as is now claimed by some more liberal pro-gay church ministers, see these two sacraments as being just legal adaptable formalities.
It is my opinion that a substantial majority of New Zealanders don't think gay-marriage is okay and if this is the case a referendum is needed.The pro-gay marriage lobby, in my opinion, represent a substantial minority and the last thing they want is a referendum. Rather they are working on the now infamous Simon Bridges, Tony Ryall, National, Labour, Greens and Maori Party's 'Broad Cross Party Agreement” scam. This way gay marriage will become law just as Sue Bradford's wildly unpopular anti-smacking bill did.
As NZ First list MP, Andrew Williams, formerly mayor of Auckland's North Shore states in Wednesday NZ Herald: 'The whole party felt that 121 MPs should not be making this decision of behalf of the whole country. NZ First thinks there should be a referendum and let the people decide.”

Hylton Rhodes, Tauranga.