Tag Archive for: same sex marriage

The SSM ‘Yes’ Vote One Year On

By: Akos Balogh

It’s been one year. One year since Australia voted ‘yes’ to Same-Sex Marriage. You might have missed the anniversary last Thursday (it wasn’t headline news – which is surprising, considering the airtime it took up a year ago). But it was picked up by the likes of The Project, where presenter Carrie Bickmore confidently asserted that ‘the sky hasn’t fallen in’ since SSM became legal. Read more

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“Time to Accept Change” says Christian Leader after Gay Marriage ‘Yes’ Announcement

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. Read more

Healing a Divided Australia: Advice from a Professional Peacemaker

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. Read more

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Healing a Divided Australia: 5 Keys from Psychologist – Collett Smart

By: Clare Bruce

After months of national debate over marriage law, many relationships across Australia are suffering, and in need of some healing. Read more

Healing a Divided Australia: 10 Tips from a Pastor – Brett Ryan

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. Read more

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Aboriginal Elders say a Change to Marriage Will Damage Ancient Kinship Structures

By: Clare Bruce

An Aboriginal elder says a change to Australia’s marriage law would damage indigenous family structures handed down over millennia. Read more

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Share Your Voice

By: Freedom for Faith

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. Read more

A Human Right or a Privilege?

By: Freedom for Faith

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. Read more

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Are You Wondering Why Same Sex Marriage Is Such a Big Deal?

By: James Parker

Well, you’re not alone. A lot of Australians are not sure why this is such an important issue when there are so many other issues we could be solving. Read more

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Charter Freedoms

By: Freedom for Faith

“Certainly there’s been an impact and an effect on what you can say,” says Canadian civil rights lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos. Read more