by John | Jul 2, 2012 | Australian news, News
GAY marriage is supported by former Liberal premier Nick Greiner, who has revealed he has a gay daughter. Mr Greiner slammed Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Sky News program Australian Agenda for not allowing his MPs to have a conscience vote on the issue. He said:...
by John | Jun 25, 2012 | Australian news, News
Two Liberal senators have broken ranks to join Labor and the Green members of a senate committee in recommending federal parliament pass legislation to legalise same-sex marriage. Labor senator Trish Crossin on Monday tabled the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs...
by John | Jun 25, 2012 | Australian commentary
THERE are members of the Coalition who struggle with same-sex marriage for a variety of reasons. One of the questions in their minds will be: how can we support something introduced by the Greens? Surely what we are doing is simply helping to advance their radical...
by John | Jun 25, 2012 | Overseas commentary
IN my 2007 book, “The Future of Marriage,” and in my 2010 court testimony concerning Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, I took a stand against gay marriage. But as a marriage advocate, the time has come...
by John | Jun 7, 2012 | Australian commentary
Will the Newman government embrace a modern brand of conservatism, or instead hark back to the conservatism of yesteryear? The Liberal National Party rulers in Queensland soon face a decision that will show which of the two routes they will be heading down. It will...