Sky News has reported that Father Frank Brennan has been banned from publicly speaking in Tasmania by Archbishop Julian Porteous. The Jesuit priest and scholar has reportedly been forbidden from speaking because of his view that Catholic parishioners had a right to express their opinion in last year’s postal survey on same-sex marriage. It is […]
Tags: Catholic, Frank Brennan, Julian Porteous, marriage equality
5 Jul 2018 /
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Former Prime Minister John Howard has lamented the rise of “minority fundamentalism” in Australia. Writing exclusively in The Australian Howard argued that the campaign for marriage equality is the biggest example of people displaying intolerance and bigotry. Spruiking a new book, The Tyranny of Tolerance by author Peter Kurti, Howard said the quality of public debate in Australia […]
Tags: AusPol, Bill Leak, identity politics, John Howard, Julian Porteous, Marriage, marriage equality
25 Jun 2017 |
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Australia’s Catholic Bishops are reportedly set to release a statement condemning marriage equality. The Age has broken the news that the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) will release a statement warning Australia’s political leaders that ‘political decisions’ can damage families. The ACBC is expected to use much stronger wording in their fight against marriage equality […]
Tags: Australian Catholic Bishop Conference, Catholic, Catholic Bishop, Julian Porteous, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, Martine Delaney, The Age
16 May 2016 |
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The Australian Christian Lobby has declared that the “battle” for marriage equality will be a key election issue and have called on supporters to fund a “war chest” to launch more campaigns against calls for marriage equality. In a letter sent out to supporters this week Lyle Shelton, the Executive Director of the ACL, describes […]
Tags: ACL, ancient marriage, Australian Christian Lobby, Election, Julian Porteous, key election issue, Lyle Shelton, man woman marriage, Marriage, marriage equality, natural marriage, Tony Abbott, traditional marriage
24 Nov 2015 |
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