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Andrew Fraser and Queensland Same Sex Unions

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Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Andrew Fraser introduced same sex unions into the Queensland parliament because he said it was "the right thing to do."   It is not uncommon to hear people insist on the constructed arbitrariness of moral values and yet denounce certain human actions as wrong because they violate human rights . In this case the perceived oppression of homosexuals in the Queensland community. That such a self-contradictory absurdity seems to be widespread and tends to escape the notice of its protagonists suggests both that it is deeply rooted and that it fulfills an important function. Its latter half depends on smuggling or the importation of unacknowledged premises and convictions from normative religious worldviews that protagonists like Fraser have discarded, and which are inadmissible on Fraser's own naturalist terms. If rape or murder is wrong, then all moral values are not arbitrary, and therefore there must be a ...

Andrew Fraser pushes immoral gay partnership

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Image via Wikipedia SAME-SEX civil unions are being pushed in Queensland by the acting Premier, Andrew Fraser . Mr Fraser said he was prepared to move a private member's bill before Christmas for the state to recognise same-sex unions and he has called on Parliament to support the proposal. He said civil partnerships were as far as state government could go in acknowledging the relationship rights of gay and lesbian couples.  Why does this man need to push this immoral agenda? ''My views are on the record and if necessary I am prepared to move a private member's bill. 'My assessment is there is very strong support across the ministry and across the backbench, and I hope the other side of the Parliament would vote with their conscience. The bill would be introduced before Christmas; whether it came to a vote was dependent upon Parliament.'' Why is the Brisbane Times quoting from a gay sect that rejects the Bible but allows them to be quoted as a church? N...