by John | Sep 9, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has called on all federal parliamentarians to hear the Christian case for marriage equality ahead of a vote in federal parliament, expected in the coming weeks. The call comes as the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has continued to...
by John | Sep 4, 2012 | Australian news, News
While supporting legal protection for same-sex relationships, Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn Stuart Robinson told the annual synod of his diocese he remains committed to the traditional Christian view that marriage is ordained by God between a man and a...
by John | Aug 28, 2012 | Australian commentary
Shifts in churches and synagogues toward accepting gay unions are accelerating. In On Line Opinion in May it was suggested that the early months of this year saw a change in wind direction towards ecclesiastical reform, after blustery breezes last year. To extend the...
by John | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Meet Emma Bust – wife, mother of two… and straight mate to Toowoomba’s LGBTI community. Emma was raised Catholic with a strong belief of “do unto others as you would have them do to you,” but she’s since left the church “because of its hypocrisy,” she tells Same Same....
by John | Jul 30, 2012 | Australian commentary
I have watched the Gay Rights movement with interest and have witnessed profound shifts in attitudes within Australian society since the 1970’s. I grew up in the era where homosexuals where labelled poofters and were treated appallingly by society. Homophobia...