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Spend enough time on the front lines of the culture wars, and it’s easy to become jaded by a sense that we’re fighting against the current. Unity on the right to life is hamstrung by rampant confusion about tactics, and LGBT activists’ shift from homosexuality to gender fluidity is thanks in no small part to the Right’s near-total surrender to the redefinition of marriage. But every once in a while, we get a reminder that cultural collapse isn’t inevitable. This week, that glimmer of hope came in the form of the Public Religion Research Institute’s latest annual survey of American attitudes on LGBT issues. Overall, the report was nothing to cheer — support for LGBT “nondiscrimination” (by which liberals don’t mean protecting gays or transgenders from actual mistreatment, but conscripting Christians into serving same-sex “weddings” and forcing people to share bathrooms and locker rooms with the opposite sex) has either held firm or risen among most demographics. But there was one

Image via Wikipedia The Human Rights Commission says the case for same-sex marriage was also strong. Would you say then that the Federal Government by not endorsing same-sex marriage is out of step with public opinion ? PUBLIC OPINION WANTS TO ENDORSE SIN CATHERINE BRANSON : Well certainly what we heard from the people that we consulted with is that it's an important aspect of equality for them. This consultation didn't purport to be a sound survey of the Australian population . But there is growing evidence that a very significant proportion of the Australian population agrees. WHO SUPPLIED THE EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT? Submissions to the consultation also showed support for marriage equality as an important step towards full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. ANSWER: Gays or Marriage Equality Group, not the population.  150 received comments. 97 attended roundtable discussion in both Sydney and Melbourne and the majority were pro-ga