Australia's Prime Minister vows churches won't be forced to marry same-sex couples
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended churches' rights to refuse to marry people as the country's debate on same-sex marriage heats up.
Turnbull, a strong supporter of legalising gay marriage, vowed to support religious freedom and churches' ability to hold wedding ceremonies for who they want.
'As strongly as I believe in the right of same-sex couples to marry ... Religious freedom is fundamental and it will be protected in any bill that emerges from this Parliament.'
It comes after a church in the southern state of Victoria told a young couple they could not get married in their building after the bride posted a message on Facebook support gay marriage....