Australian Labor Party intolerant of those who hold traditional marriage views
The same-sex marriage debate entered a new phase of intolerance with Labor voting to expel parliamentarians who advocate man-woman only marriage. In two Parliaments time , Labor MPs and Senators who vote against redefining marriage will be expelled from the party. Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton said this was devastating for the millions of ethnic, indigenous and religious Australians who will never support a state-imposed redefinition of marriage . "Sadly this is a cynical ploy to force the Coalition to drop its policy on marriage when Labor's real agenda is one of intolerance to its own who dissent. "If this is the principle Labor forces its people to comply with, what will be the out-working of this principle on dissenters when it is next in power? "Will there be freedom of conscience to choose not to provide services to same-sex weddings? "Will Christian, Muslim and Jewish schools be allowed to teach children a definition of