# Roundup: Marriage, asylum seekers, faith and justice, Wesley Mission in Newcastle

> Christians are quite free to argue for a definition of marriage as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman”.

28 June 2012 · News

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## [Those kinky Hebrews: marriage in the Judeo-Christian scriptures](https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13758&page=1)

Christians are quite free to argue for a definition of marriage as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman”.

## [Refugee and asylum seeker policy: A third way](https://getup-production.s3.amazonaws.com/257-getup-rasp-paper-final-web.pdf)

Efforts that result in the protection of human rights, freedom from detention and a sense of security and security during status determination will make it less likely that refugees and asylum seekers embark on journeys to Australia.

## [‘Faith, Poverty and Justice’](https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/2539/)

Lambeth Palace hosted a launch of the Department for International Development’s ‘Faith Partnership Principles’ by Secretary of State, Andrew Mitchell.

## [Wesley consolidates Newcastle support services](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-28/wesley-consolidates-newcastle-support-services/4097016/?site=newcastle)

Wesley Mission is bringing all its community, counselling and aged care services under one roof in Newcastle West.