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The Australian Struggle over the Definition of Marriage – The Saga Continues

Foreword Well dearly beloved readers, it is clear that democracy, which means the rule and governance of the demos (people) is something that is being gnawed away at by legislators in many countries on a whole range of issues from matters pertaining to finance to immigration to social policies. Within Australia for example, legislators created an issue and forced it …

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Legalising gay unions is prelude to ‘group marriage’

Michelle Grattan reporting Date: October 4, 2012 FEDERAL opposition spokesman on families Kevin Andrews has warned that legalising same-sex marriage could lead to an acceptance of group marriage. In his book Maybe ‘I do’: Modern marriage and the pursuit of happiness, out today, Mr Andrews also says that the assertion that redefining marriage will not affect other marriages is misplaced. He …

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O’Farrell to allow conscience vote on same-sex marriage

  THE Premier, Barry O’Farrell, will allow Liberal MPs a conscience vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, which a cross-party group of MPs will introduce this year. Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs have formed a working party to draw up a bill to allow gay and lesbian couples in NSW to marry, if legislation before Federal Parliament is voted down, …

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A GREEK ORTHODOX DAD SUES SCHOOL BOARD

A Hamilton (Canada) -area Christian father is suing his children’s public school board after they refused to allow him to withdraw his children from controversial lessons on homosexuality. Dr. Steve Tourloukis, a dentist, says the suit comes after he has been asking for accommodation from the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board since Sept. 2010. A member of the Greek Orthodox Church, he …

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