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 3, 2012 | News, World news
The Conservative faction of American Judaism has formally come out in support of equal marriage, nearly six years after lifting a ban on ordaining gay men and women as rabbis. The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) ruled unanimously,...
by John | May 26, 2012 | Australian news, News
GUYRA-BASED Liberal MLC Scot MacDonald has been flooded with messages of support after publicly endorsing same-sex marriage on Wednesday. It comes as a poll conducted on armidaleexpress.com.au showed overwhelming support for the legalisation of same-sex marriage. Mr...
by John | May 26, 2012 | News, World news
A free vote is expected when it is put to the Commons because it is an issue of conscience Nick Clegg has given a firm promise that the Government will bring in a law to allow gay marriage despite a growing campaign to derail it by Conservative MPs. In a warning to...
by John | May 25, 2012 | Australian commentary
Alex Greenwhich, the National Convener of Australian Marriage Equality, argues that denying Coalition MP’s a conscience vote on state-sanctioned same-sex marriage will be a significant political error: The clear message from recent elections and opinion polls is...
