by Alex Greenwich | Nov 30, 2011 | Australian commentary
Many politicians appreciate the freedom for debate and personal reflection that comes with conscience votes, but this is exactly why they are so dangerous. For conscience votes have the potential to undermine one of the defining principles of secular liberal...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 27, 2011 | Australian news, News
A Baptist minister who faced the sack over his support for same-sex marriage has won a reprieve after a meeting that was to be held today to decide his future was cancelled. Lilydale Baptist Church has been in turmoil since senior pastor Matt Glover said on a gay...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 24, 2011 | News, World news
Danish homosexuals will soon be allowed to marry in the state Evangelical Lutheran Church, Denmark’s gender equality and ecclesiastical affairs ministry said Wednesday. “The Danish government has decided that same-sex couples are to be able to marry in...
by John | Nov 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
Sydney criminal lawyer Andrew Tiedt recently stirred up controversy on the ABC’s The Drum website when he wrote an article about why he, a Christian who believes sex between people of the same sex is sinful, supports same-sex marriage. “I believe in the Bible and what...
by John | Oct 27, 2011 | Australian news, News
A prominent Brisbane church leader has backed the state government’s plan to legalise same-sex unions. Dr Peter Catt, the Dean of St Johns Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane, says the legislation introduced into Queensland parliament last night is “good...
