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By: Clare Bruce
The head of a leading Christian media outlet has called on ‘No voters’ to accept Australia’s democratic ‘Yes’ for same sex marriage, with good spirit and grace. Continue reading ““Time to Accept Change” says Christian Leader after Gay Marriage ‘Yes’ Announcement”
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
World Vision’s Tim Costello has visited many of the world’s most critical humanitarian disasters.
Yet even he was unprepared for the refugee camps hastily constructed in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people fleeing from the continuing conflict in Myanmar. Continue reading “Rohingya Refuge Crisis “Like Walking Through the Gates of Hell” — Tim Costello”
By: Clare Bruce
If there’s one expert Australia needs to hear from right now in the heat of painful national debates, it’s a Peacemaker. Continue reading “Healing a Divided Australia: Advice from a Professional Peacemaker”
By: Clare Bruce
After months of national debate over marriage law, many relationships across Australia are suffering, and in need of some healing. Continue reading “Healing a Divided Australia: 5 Keys from Psychologist – Collett Smart”
By Clare Bruce
If there’s one thing the Marriage Law debate has achieved, it’s division. Australians have pointed fingers and labelled each other, and many of us need to re-learn how to live in harmony with our neighbours. Continue reading “Healing a Divided Australia: 10 Tips from a Pastor – Brett Ryan”
By: Clare Bruce
An Aboriginal elder says a change to Australia’s marriage law would damage indigenous family structures handed down over millennia. Continue reading “Aboriginal Elders say a Change to Marriage Will Damage Ancient Kinship Structures”
By: Steve McAlpine | Freedom for Faith
Last year’s census in Australia (remember all the hoo-hah?) contained for the first time the option of ticking “no religion”. And plenty of us did. The statistics show that one third of the nation ticked that particular box. The number will surely rise at the next census. Continue reading “Freedom of Religion Affects More of Us than You Think”
Michael Moore, the US film director neatly puts the argument that gay marriage does not concern anyone but the couple involved:
“If you are against gay marriage, don’t get gay married. You won’t like it. It’s not for you. But live and let live.”
It’s a position we are hearing a lot regarding the postal survey – ‘This is just about whether two individuals should be allowed to marry.’ Continue reading “Predictable Individualism?”
Labour Party councillor Chika Amadi, a member on the United Kingdom’s Harrow Council, says changes in the law regarding same-sex marriage have stripped her of her right to free speech. Continue reading “Share Your Voice”
Tom Wappel, a retired Canadian parliamentarian, says he is particularly concerned about how the same-sex marriage has morphed from a call for tolerance of different positions to a forced acceptance of one position. Continue reading “A Human Right or a Privilege?”