by John | Dec 9, 2011 | Australian commentary
For all the fuss religious groups make about gay marriage, some of it verging on the hysterical, it is interesting to note that Jesus had nothing to say about homosexuality. But he did have something very definite to say about the institution of marriage. It was quite...
by John | Dec 8, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed statements today from the Victorian Council of Churches and the Rabbinic Council of Progressive Rabbis that there is a diversity of religious views on the issue of same-sex marriage, including support for reform, and that the...
by John | Dec 8, 2011 | Australian commentary
Religion’s baulking at homosexual marriage is utterly sanctimonious. THE reaction by conservative religious leaders and political commentators to the decision by the ALP on gay marriage has been that this tilt will imperil the party at the next federal election....
by John | Dec 8, 2011 | Australian commentary
The empowerment of ”people of the rainbow” need not represent Armageddon for ”people of the book”. I dreaded the vision of a rabbi, cardinal and mufti standing shoulder to shoulder to block the prospective passage of same-sex marriage laws by...
by John | Dec 5, 2011 | Australian news, News
Over a dozen members of the Jewish community marched alongside J4ME (the Jewish Community supporting Marriage Equality) in this weekend’s rally, with many others participating in the 5,000-10,000-strong crowd that marched from Hyde Park to the Labor Party Conference...
