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AUCKLAND, New Zealand , February 13, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com )  The LYC Big Gay Out , an event celebrating the homosexual lifestyle and all its variants, drew thousands of people, including children, on Sunday to an Auckland park. Now in its 15th year, it is described on the Big Gay Out’s  website  as “a cornerstone event on New Zealand’s rainbow calendar.” It features entertainment, market stalls and “free and confidential sexual health and HIV testing .” New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is a regular attendee at Auckland's 'Big Gay Out'. People were encouraged to bring their family and friends for a picnic.  There were face painters available and performers just for the children.  People were reminded that the playground would be open and available. The Big Gay Out is sponsored by  Love Your Condom ,  “a community-focused programme designed to create a condom culture across Aotearoa New Zealand.”  It is aimed specifically at gay and bisexual men. Other s

AUCKLAND, NZ , August 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – More than 30 same-sex couples have “married” over the last 24 hours, as New Zealand's Marriage ( Definition of Marriage ) Amendment Act has come into effect. Despite little debate, and strong opposition, politicians chose to pass the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill 77 to 44 in April. Marriage now lawfully means “the union of two people, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” Louisa Wall , the Labour MP who presented the bill that redefined marriage, was present at a lesbian couple ’s wedding at the Auckland Unitarian Church in Ponsonby. She said it was an "amazing day to be here to celebrate” the couple's “the commitment they have to one another and the institution of marriage." But others say the new law defies the national mood and common sense. “Despite their grandiose view, the politicians never had the authority to redefine marriage,” said Bob McCoskrie,

 results in seek to deregister Family First as a Charity AUCKLAND, New Zealand , – 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 independent Charities Registration Board that they will be removed from the Charities Register on May 27 th . During the same-sex ‘marriage’ debate prior to the April 17 passage of the Marriage ( Definition of Marriage ) Amendment Bill, Family First was a major force in educating and mobilising the public to stand up for marriage being between one man and one woman.  According to Bob McCoskrie, the National Director of Family First, the Charities Registration Board cited that view as one of the reasons for the deregistration. Brendon Ward, the General Manager of Charities Services, said “Family First’s main purpose

Arms of the Diocese of Auckland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A homosexual man is taking the Anglican Bishop of Auckland to the Human Rights Tribunal after being rejected for training as a priest . A hearing begins today following a complaint from the man, who says he feels discriminated against because of his sexuality. It is understood the man - who is in a sexual relationship with his partner - has wanted to enter the church's training programme for priests for years. But after applying to enter after years of study, he was rejected by the Bishop Ross Bay, who approves entrants. Bishop Bay told  One News  last night that he was simply following the church's doctrines. The man was rejected "by reason of the defendant not being chaste in terms of canons of the Anglican Church ," the bishop said. That means that anyone wanting to become ordained needs to be in what the Anglican Church deems to be a chaste relationship - a marriage between a man a

English: Category:Images of Salt Lake City (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) AUCKLAND , New Zealand ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Just one week after the passage of gay ‘marriage’ legislation in New Zealand, it has been revealed that a group has been formed whose goal is to have group marriages recognised in law . The group, which has a Facebook page entitled “Support legalised Polyamory in NZ ”, says “We are supporters of the legal recognition of Polyamorous marriage in NZ. By ‘Polyamorous marriage’ we mean – responsible, adult, committed non-monogamy ( Plural marriage of any gender) marriage or union.” “We believe that ALL committed loving relationships between adults regardless of number should be respected and given legal acknowledgement” they go on to say. The group was highlighted recently in the popular New Zealand news site Stuff. Pro-family advocates have often argued that legalizaing gay ‘marriage’ will lead inevitably to the acceptance and recognition in law of polygamous, p

AUCKLAND , New Zealand ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - New Zealand has become the 13 th  country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage .  The Marriage ( Definition of Marriage ) Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament Wednesday night 77 votes to 44. Reaction from the supporters of the legislation has been jubilant.  Louisa Wall , who submitted the Private Member’s Bill ,  said , “This third reading is our road towards healing and including all citizens in our state institution of marriage regardless of their sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.” However, while supporters of the legislation are celebrating, many New Zealanders are concerned at how fast it has moved through the parliamentary process, and the effects it will have on the country.   “In passing the ‘shot-gun’ same-sex marriage bill, Parliament has chosen to reject the obvious cultural and natural character of marriage and the subsequent creation and care of children, and made marriage just about partnership,”

A new billboard outside of a church in New Zealand is drawing criticism from the local community and the wider Christian population by inferring that the son of God was homosexual. The billboard states that its "time for Jesus to come out." The church, St. Matthew -in-the-City in Auckland , is described on their home page as a progressive Anglican church and posted the advertisement as a way to start a new debate. Their argument is that Jesus might have been gay – a dubious claim that has been met with stern opposition. Notable theologians have repeatedly charged that the Bible is clear over which unions were acceptable in the eyes of Jesus, though. "It is simply undeniable that Jesus assumed heterosexual marriage as God's design and plan … Jesus sees all sexual activity outside this covenant as sinful," Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary , previously stated during a theological conference. The controversial poster reads