by John | Sep 1, 2011 | News, World news
There is at least a 20-point generation gap between Millennials (age 18 to 29) and seniors (age 65 and older) on every public policy measure in the survey concerning rights for gay and lesbian people. More than 6-in-10 (62%) Millennials favor allowing gay and lesbian...
by John | Aug 29, 2011 | Australian commentary
A MATE once confided, in his cups, that he couldn’t remember why he got married. And it would be little more than selective hindsight for me to pretend to recall precisely the emotions and the reasons that led me to the altar. However, for reasons I might find...
by Alex Greenwich | Aug 25, 2011 | Australian commentary
For 30 years I conducted weddings within the Catholic Church. Over that time, I estimate that I conducted services for around 1,000 couples. Now I am a civil marriage celebrant it is interesting to compare the roles in the light of the current debate about the...
by John | Aug 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
IT WASN’T a leap of faith but of location and denomination that resulted in the Reverend Ben Gilmour becoming one of the first openly gay ministers appointed to a major branch of the Christian church in Sydney. Mr Gilmour, who served 10 years as an Anglican...
by John | Aug 20, 2011 | Australian commentary
LAST Wednesday was National Marriage Day, an initiative of the Australian Family Association in partnership with the Australian Christian Lobby. It was organised to pre-empt MPs reporting to parliament on the views in their electorates about same-sex marriage, set...
