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Gay ‘marriage’ set for defeat in Australia despite boost from US ruling

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CANBERRA , Australia , August 11, 2015 -- Defenders of natural marriage in Australia have had a stunning ' David vs Goliath ' win against a well-funded pro-same sex “marriage” lobby group that had the active support of the mainstream media and corporate bodies.  After a marathon six-hour party room meeting dedicated to the issue, two-thirds of government MPs have voted to maintain the position of voting as a block along party lines rather than permit members to have a conscience vote on the issue. This means that the coalition government will honour the commitment it went to the election with, to maintain the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.  As a result, the private members' bill put forward by opposition leader Bill Shorten will fail should it come to a vote.  The politicians pushing for same sex “marriage” had rushed to bring their bill forward to take advantage of the political momentum generated by the United States Supreme Court...

NEW LABOR CANDIDATE FOR BRISBANE COULD BE FIRST OPENLY-GAY LOWER HOUSE MP

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THE Australian House of Representatives could have its first openly-gay MP if the Labor Party ’s new candidate for the Brisbane electorate Pat O’Neill is successful in the next Federal Election. This announcement now clearly shows what Labors values in its candidates - immorality and hatred and rejection towards God. O’Neill, defeated former Brisbane City Council candidate Philip Anthony in a preselection battle for the seat currently held by Liberal-National MP Teresa Gambaro with a margin of 1.13 per cent. While the Senate has been destroyed by its first openly-gay member decades ago, that immoral milestone is yet to happen again in Federal Parliament ’s lower house. Surely Australians need to be aware of this agenda -. O’Neil in his worldview said, " I think it’s a reflection of society. We’ve seen support for marriage equality, which hasn’t always had popular support and now is overwhelmingly supported. So I think running as someone who is openly gay in the past w...