by John | Jun 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
After heterosexual couples began to get hitched it was all down hill. First they got us ejected from Eden, then men started marrying lots of women at once. Pretty soon we had forced marriages, child betrothals, wife beating and wife burning. And don’t get me started...
by John | Jun 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
“Overwhelmingly, the ACL was preoccupied with gay people. It’s not quite half of their total output, at 44%, but considering that Jesus had exactly zero to say about homosexuality, it doesn’t look very good, no matter how the ACL might try to rationalise this...
by John | Jun 6, 2012 | Australian commentary
The NSW upper house urged the Commonwealth to allow same-sex marriage last week – and it was the Coalition who carried the day, writes Senthorun Raj “I say …that support for marriage equality by conservatives is both rational and sensible.”...
by John | Jun 5, 2012 | Australian commentary
On Thursday the NSW Legislative Council passed a motion by 22 votes to 16 calling on the Commonwealth to provide for marriage equality. The result was a surprisingly clear win for the advocates of same-sex marriage. Members were permitted a conscience vote. With party...
by John | Jun 1, 2012 | Australian commentary
The three personal reasons to legalise gay marriage are given in the reasons for marriage set out in the old Anglican marriage service. They also affect the whole society: The mutual comfort, help and support one for the other, with lifelong security; the rearing of...
by John | May 30, 2012 | Australian commentary
TODAY, a number of NSW Coalition MPs will vote in favour of a motion from Greens’ MP Cate Faehrmann that supports gay marriage. They will do this because, as conservatives, they believe in marriage. They believe marriage will strengthen same-sex relationships...