AUSTRALIA: Public will vote on immoral homosexual marriage
The cost of the promised people’s vote on marriage is a reasonable price
to pay to settle what has been a long running campaign by activists, according
to the Australian Christian Lobby.
“Given the relentlessness of those pushing for change, $160 million is a
reasonable and necessary price to pay to settle the issue,” ACL Managing
Director Lyle Shelton said. “If marriage is changed there will be profound consequences for children
required to miss out on their mother or father and millions of Australians will
have to give up rights to freedom of speech, association and religion.
“And anyone who thinks that changing the definition of marriage will be
the end of rainbow politics, they should think again. “Next will be a push for commercial surrogacy and mandatory homosexual
sex education in schools, something that is already creeping in through the
so-called Safe Schools Coalition Australia.
“Ever since the peoples’ vote was announced, activists for redefining
marriage have worked hard to take the say off the people.” Mr Shelton said during the past 10 years there has been 16 failed
attempts to legislate same-sex marriage in the federal parliament as well as
numerous failed attempts at state level.
“While I respect people’s absolute right to argue for a cause in a
democracy, it is now proper that the people resolve this issue given the
enormous amount time parliaments have spent on it. “Activists have had 10 years of relentless but failed parliamentary
manoeuvring and it is now right and proper that the matter be given to the
people.
“I am aware of the extreme pressure many parliamentarians have been put
under to change their mind on marriage. “No one wants to be considered a bigot or homophobe but this is how
people have been type-cast who support marriage and the rights of children to
be loved by both their parents wherever possible.
“The pressure has been too much for many MPs, some of whom have
capitulated in recent times.”Mr Shelton said redefining marriage activists should stop undermining
the plebiscite.
“They keep claiming overwhelming support yet don’t want to take the
issue to the people. This doesn’t make sense. “We need a free and fair debate so Australians can assess the claims of
both sides and then make their decision in the privacy of the ballot box free
from intimidation and pressure.
