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Australian homosexual couples have five days to “marry” with High Court’s “reserved” decision

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CANBERRA,  – An Australian court has “reserved judgment” on whether a proposed law to allow “homosexual marriage” in one state is unconstitutional and has decided to wait until five days after it is to come into effect. Currently, federal law specifically bans “homosexual marriage” and a law proposing to allow it in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is scheduled go into effect on Saturday.  The High Court, that has the authority to strike down the law, said it would consider the case again on December 12th. The ruling came yesterday after the federal government told the court in Tuesday’s hearing that a change to the law to expand marriage to include homosexual partnerings is unconstitutional. The block against “homosexual marriage” at the federal level is due to wording placed into the Marriage Act by the Howard government in 2004 that defines marriage as only existing between one man and one woman. In addition, the amendment added wording specifically to exclude homo

Homosexual Marriage and ABC Facts Checker

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Below is a copy of the ABC News Australia Facts Check on a statement by the Prime Minister . The Prime Minister holds a Judeo- Christian view of marriage established by the Bible and the church. The Bible does events which list polgamy though not approved by God but are seen as acts of rebellion, yet God showed grace. This nuance is simply ignored by quoting a liberal source. Facts Check is supposedly meant to be neutral balanced provide accurate information, judge information given by politicians, etc to check its truth-worthiness and accuracy. However, this article clearly portrays bias, lack of full perspective in forming an argument and at most deceptive in terms of its viewpoint but upholds the position held by the ABC which is pro-homosexual, anti-Christian and extreme left. The ABC constantly only presents one view on this topic constantly. Tony Abbott incorrect on the history of marriage Updated  4 hours 13 minutes ago PHOTO:  Tony Abbott incorrect on the history

Same-sex ‘marriage’ could force churches to stop performing legal marriages altogether: archbishop

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ROME, October 19, 2011 – The legalization of same-sex “marriage” in Australia could push Christian churches out of their historic role in solemnizing legal marriages altogether, according to on Image via Wikipedia e archbishop. Archbishop Barry Hickey of the archdiocese of Perth   said  late last month that the archdiocese would cancel its registration that allows it to celebrate legal marriages if the government attempted to force them to participate in same-sex ceremonies. “We might be back to the ghetto,” Hickey told parishioners at St. Ninian and St. Chad in Maylands. “We can’t do those marriages at all. And if the law forces us to, we cancel our registration as marriage celebrants. We just don’t do it.” Image via Wikipedia Hickey added, “We continue to perform Church marriages but we can’t perform the marriage where there is a basic objection.” “We might be back to the ghetto,” Hickey told parishioners at St. Ninian and St. Chad in Maylands. “We can’t do those marriages at

Legal Australian brothels linked to human trafficking, sex slavery and organized crime

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Image via Wikipedia MELBOURNE, Australia , – Prostitution may be legal in the Australian provinces of Victoria and New South Wales , but this hasn’t stopped legal brothels from having ties to human trafficking , sex slavery and organized crime, according to recent police investigations. The results of the investigations have led critics to denounce the decriminalization of prostitution in these states. The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said the government attempt to regulate the sex trade has failed, and has exacerbated rather than solved the dangers to the women involved. A report in  The Age  states that state authorities have not taken action against legal brothels in Victoria and New South Wales - at least three in Melbourne and two in Sydney - that have been linked to an international sex slavery ring run by Asian organized crime. Image via Wikipedia “A trade that encourages workers to undertake regular health checks for STIs and requires the provision of panic alarms cle