Christian coalition resists imposition of same-sex ‘marriage’
from Christian Concern:
This week in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a Christian coalition will resist attempts by a lesbian couple to overturn the constitution of the Caribbean territory and enforce same-sex marriage.
Over 80% of 30,000 people who live in the BVI say they are Christian. But same-sex couple Kinisha Forbes and Kirsten Lettsome have sued the BVI government for a declaration that their UK marriage is valid under the laws of the BVI.
The couple alleges that they have lived in the UK and were married under the UK’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 UK, but were still residents of BVI.
They are seeking a declaration that their ‘marriage’ which took place in the UK in 2019, but was deemed effective from 2011, is, or should be, valid under the laws of the BVI.
Furthermore, they are seeking a declaration that the prohibition of same-sex marriages by consenting adults with no familial relationships is contrary to the BVI constitution.
They are also asking the BVI Court for an order that the laws of the Virgin Islands relating to marriage be modified to bring them into conformity with the BVI constitution.
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