Originally published in The Christian Institute Australia’s High Court has overturned gay marriage legislation which briefly allowed same-sex ceremonies to take place in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The small territory – which is self-governing – passed its Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 in October this year. The courts […]
Australia and New Zealand
‘Sexless’ now official birth certificate status in Australia
Originally published in Charisma News A man in Australia who claims to be neither a man nor a woman has been officially recognized by Australian authorities as “sexless” on his birth certificate. Norrie May-Welby, a British expat, was born a man but had a sex change operation in 1990 when […]
Nearly 1000 people join 15th annual Rally for Life in Perth, Australia
Originally published in Lifesite News Upwards of 900 people attended Western Australia capital city Perth’s annual Rally For Life this week, meeting on an adjoining lawn before rallying at the steps of parliament house. The rally is organised by Coalition for Defence of Human Life and has been held every […]
Weeks after gay ‘marriage’ passes, NZ family group stripped of charitable status
Originally published in Lifesite News Three weeks after the passage of homosexual ‘marriage’ in New Zealand, a pro-family group has been stripped of charitable status. Family First New Zealand, a charity which speaks up for families, and holds a traditional view of marriage and family, have received notice from the […]
Aussie ‘Greens’ push for polyamory, a consequence of redefining marriage
Originally published in Australian Christian Lobby The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is concerned by a renewed push by Greens party activists to legalise polyamorous marriages. “There is no doubt that a growing number of members of the Greens Party take its ‘marriage for all’ policy to mean exactly that,” said […]
Australian PM cancels Christian engagement after ‘offensive’ comment on gay lifestyle
The Australian Christian Lobby has said that Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s decision to withdraw from speaking at an ACL conference because she took offense to a comment on homosexuality made by the group’s leader will be seen as an “abandonment of the Christian constituency.” ACL’s leader Jim Wallace compared the […]
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