TASMANIA'S church leaders have united to try to stop the "tsunami" of social changes being pushed by the State Government.
Anglican Bishop John Harrower and Catholic Archbishop Adrian Doyle were among those today calling for the Government not to ignore Christian values as it pushed for legislative reform on euthanasia, abortion and same-sex marriage.
Presbyterian moderator David Jones, the Baptist Union's John Smith, Australian Christian Churches Pastor Peter Shurley, and Salvation Army division commander Ritchie Watson were among the others to sign the "Salamanca Declaration".
The group said it affirmed the values of "life, liberty and legacy".
Bishop Harrower said the "appalling" abortion laws cemented social and economic factors that could include gender selection as reasons for justifying terminations up to full term.
"Are we moving to infanticide?" he asked.
He said it was wrong to expect proper responses to the "tsunami of legislation" and a few weeks were not enough to allow full consideration of the issues.
"This is not the same as Victorian legislation."
Legana Christian Church pastor Andrew Corbett said the termination law was more dramatic than the most liberalised in the world.
He said Christian views were specifically excluded in the legislation.
"Enough's enough," he said.
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