David Shepherd

David Shepherd is a Building Information Manager in the public sector. He was formerly a Diocesan Synod Representative in the Diocese of Guildford. He is married to Alison and is an active member of a New Frontiers Church. The views expressed are his own and not of his employer.

Reflections on the Public Purpose of Marriage

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My intention in writing this article is to explore long-standing legal principles of marriage and their scriptural endorsement as a means of delineating the over-arching public reason for marriage. I will also provide examples that demonstrate how this public reason is being undermined by the re-definition of marriage. The repeated and inevitable result is that … Continue Reading