by John | Sep 13, 2012 | AME media releases, News
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL SET FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA / ADVOCATES SAY MARRIAGE EQUALITY MOMENTUM “UNSTOPPABLE” / CALL FOR CONSCIENCE VOTE FROM COALITION Marriage equality advocates have welcomed today’s announcement by the WA Greens that they will...
by John | Sep 13, 2012 | Australian commentary
The ACT and Tasmanian Governments received a boost in their campaigns to open marriage to gay couples thanks to the efforts of the Australian Christian Lobby’s managing director, says MICHAEL MOORE JIM Wallace’s rash comments about homosexuality misfired at an...
by John | Sep 13, 2012 | Australian news, News
Prime Minister Julia Gillard cancelled her appearance before the annual conference of the Australian Christian Lobby, after the lobby’s founder and chief, retired Brigadier Jim Wallace, compared the health effects of homosexuality to those of smoking. The ACL is...
by John | Sep 13, 2012 | Australian news, News
HEALTH experts say there is no reliable data to justify recent claims by religious figures that gay people are likely to die sooner than the general population, and that the health problems that do exist are a result of continuing discrimination. Australian Christian...
by John | Sep 12, 2012 | Australian commentary
Let me say from the outset that I have attended same sex weddings. They happen in Australia often. For those who haven’t attended one, there are many things you will find familiar. There are vows, rings, thousands of photos and even confetti. There are proud parents...
