by Alex Greenwich | Jan 31, 2011 | Australian news, News
Gippsland Catholics have signalled their opposition to same-sex marriage in a petition submitted to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Catholic Bishop of Sale Christopher Prowse said “thousands” of signatures were collected in parishes across the...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 31, 2011 | AME media releases, AME resources, News, Resources
Read our Fact Sheet, Marriage Equality and Religion. Australian Marriage Equality today made an explicit committment to respect the religious beliefs of opponents of marriage equality, in return they hope for a commitment from opposing churches not to “inflame...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 30, 2011 | Events
Currently MPs are being inundated with letters and meeting requests from people opposing marriage equality. The following three events are designed to inspire and skill supporters of equality to put forward their case for reform. Marriage Equality in the Pub –...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 29, 2011 | News, World news
The Constitutional Court in France has rejected a lesbian couple’s bid to overturn the French ban on same-sex marriage. Judges ruled that marriage was legal only between a man and a woman. A French female teacher and pediatrician – who have lived together...
by Alex Greenwich | Jan 28, 2011 | Australian news, News
Foreign governments have called on Australia to scrap mandatory immigration detention, improve its treatment of Aborigines and recognise same-sex marriages. Australian officials appeared before the United Nation’s Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday for...
