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Bigotry slander abuse - what next?

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Gay Couple with child (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) WE ALL know that you don't have to be the same to be equal. And yet same-sex marriage lobbyists propose the only way they can be equal is to be legally the same as married couples . The latest attempt to change marriage legislation by fatigue is in Noosa , where local resident Robin Bristow has taken aim at the Mayor and the CEO because they have declined to enter the same-sex marriage debate. THE OTHER SIDE: SOAPBOX- IGNORE THE ADS, SAME-SEX COUPLE MAKE GREAT PARENTS Mr Bristow claims this is bigotry and has promised to start a national campaign, including demonstrations outside council. He is quoted as saying, "get ready for the confetti, rainbow chalk and television cameras". Noosa Council CEO Brett de Chastel has rightly pointed out to Mr Bristow that marriage is a Commonwealth issue, and the focus of the Noosa council is on local government issues they actually have jurisdiction over. Apart from this issue being a

Should homosexual criminal charges be dropped?

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Homosexuality is defined in the Bible as a sin. In the minds of many people, it is still a sin that God will punish. In the minds of secular people it is a wholesome choice. But it was a crime, when the law stated that homosexuality was against nature and the community and was a deviant behaviour. Nothing has changed, except for liberals they see homosexuality as something good and all charges should be lifted.  Homosexual advocates are calling for gay sex convictions to be abolished nationally, saying people who were convicted before the act was decriminalised are still suffering because of their criminal record. It comes as the Victorian government announced yesterday it would erase convictions for sex between two consenting adult males. The state will introduce laws this year that will provide men with the opportunity to have the convictions wiped from their record. The decriminalisation of gay sex in Australia began in the 1970s, with Tasmania the last state to fall in l