Coalition must stand firm

Same-sex marriage campaigners say any Bill to change the Marriage Act is doomed to fail if introduced too early. They want Labor MP Stephen Jones to wait until the Coalition grants its MPs a conscience vote on the issue before introducing a private members Bill (Herald Sun 3/1/12 p16). We must support Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and the Coalition in opposing a conscience vote on this issue. Conscience votes imply that right and wrong are obscured or hazy. Clear evidence provides ample warning about same-sex relationships (Muehlenberg B. 2011 Strained Relations - The Challenge of Homosexuality pp 9-34 Freedom Publishing)

Very important warning for all Australians

Federal Labor has voted 208 to 184 at their 2011 national conference to change party platform and support giving same-sex couples marriage. They will allow a conscience vote for MPs when a bill comes to change the Marriage Act (Herald Sun 4/12/11 p7). Legalizing same-sex marriage could quickly lead to subverting children throughout the whole nation – see California laws below for example.

Federal opposition leader Tony Abbott will oppose a conscience vote on gay marriage and will bind Coalition MPs to an election pledge not to change the present law, sticking by the policy they took into the 2010 election that "marriage is between a man and a woman". Liberal communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull wants a conscience vote (News.com.au 11/12)

The battle in California after same-sex marriage laws were passed, then repealed.

In the US, Californian pro-family groups have launched another effort to overturn the law (SB 48) that requires gay history to be taught in public schools. The first attempt to reverse the law failed earlier this year when the coalition gathered 497,000 signatures, just shy of the 505,000 that are required (Christian Post 8/12/11).

Passed in July 2011, Californian law SB 48 requires that textbooks used in public schools include significant contributions from gays, lesbians and transgendered people in history. It also requires the development of new teaching material covering sexual orientation, and prohibits the use of materials negatively reflecting gay and lesbian lifestyles (Christian Post 8/12/11).

Pro-family groups say the Californian law SB 48 is essentially political activism in schools. It “violates the innocence of 7 million California children, promotes gender confusion, sexualizes social science material, normalizes homosexuality, bisexuality and transgenderism and omits dangers of the homosexual lifestyle – especially for men.” (Christian Post 8/12/11). California permitted same-sex marriage between June and November 2008, before the law was overturned.

Do we want to risk the safety of our children and the coming generations? Let’s encourage and support those leaders who defend the natural family.

Marriage continues to be under pressure.

14 August 2009

Along with the homosexual groups lobbying for same-sex 'marriage', the Greens have put a bill to allow same-sex 'marriage' into the Senate.

Submissions are now due by August 28.  

In your submission (or letter) to the Senate Committee, please say that you support marriage continuing to be for heterosexual couples ONLY and that you oppose same-sex 'marriage'.

That is, we want the current Marriage Act, which states that marriage is between a man and a woman, to remain the same.

ALSO mention your opposition to any other form of legal recognition for same-sex and multiple partner relationships. 

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What really happened regarding the push for same-sex marriage?

4 August 2009

Despite the spin of Labor and some commentators to try and put a positive note on the conference outcome regarding marriage, things are not as good as one might think.

Mr Rudd stated at the start of the conference he did not want any changes to Labor's position on relationship recognition, but clearly recognised cosmetic changes could be required to stave off the major push being mounted by homosexual activists and their supporters within the Party and outside.

Although the resultant changes might look 'cosmetic', they are far from it in reality

The implication once again is that, while a leader may hold a certain position, there are no guarantees they will get what they want.

Senior Cabinet Minister, Anthony Albanese, is reported as saying 'it was a compromise that would satisfy no one, but the status quo [Rudd's favoured position] of relationship recognition had failed.'

He also said the compromise brought the issue forward and the debate would continue until gay and lesbian Australians had full equality.

"Labor values are that all people are born equal regardless of their sexuality" he said.

In fact, the new ALP policy on same-sex 'relationships' now leaves a lot to be desired:

Three important things were REMOVED from the platform last Saturday

•   The statement that Labor believes 'Marriage is between a man & a woman' has GONE.

•  The words 'Relationship Registers' have been removed - the policy now talks of a 'national framework' and a review of 'relationship recognition arrangements' to make them consistent across Australia'.

•   The words "not mimic marriage" were removed in relation to those 'acceptable other forms of legal recognition'.

In addition, the Conference passed a motion that supports IVF for lesbians - the motion said Labor "formally opposes state laws that discriminate against lesbian, single and unmarried women in access to reproductive technologies such as IVF."