COMMENTARY: Five Religious Heads in Macedonia Define Marriage Correctly

The heads of the five dominant religions in Macedonia have supported a proposed change to the country's constitution, so that it defines marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

The heads of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Islamic Religious Community, the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, and the Jewish Community unanimously supported the change to the constitution last week when they met in Skopje, Macedonia's capital.

Currently, Macedonia's constitution does not address the issue of same-sex marriages. Article 40, which the Macedonian church leaders want to change, merely says that "legal relations in marriage, the family and non-marriage communities as regulated by law."

If the Macedonian legislature changes the constitution by defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman, it could set a precedent that other countries could follow. This change could be a godsend for Macedonia -- and other nations as well -- since the Bible defines marriage as a union of one man and one woman.

Indeed, Jesus, in His teachings, considered the marriage of one man and one woman to be an important institution for the well-being of society. This is the same kind of marriage that we must continue to believe in and accept today, since it is the only kind of marriage adhered to by true Christians.