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The Necessity of Godly Outrage as a Moral Force Several church leaders have stated that Christians should not express outrage during the homosexual marriage debate. Some say outrage and panic are not the responses of those confident in the promises of a reigning Christ Jesus.  Jesus expressed outrage at sin repeatedly in his ministry. The cleansing of the temple is a fairly concrete case in point. So too his "brood of vipers" lambasting of the  Pharisees . Most would see outrage in his indictment of Galilean cities: "Woe to you,  Chorazin ! Woe to you, Bethsaida ! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum , will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades" (Luke 10:13-15 par. Matt 11:21-24). John the Baptist too expressed outrage by criticizing publicly Herod ...

NO VOTE HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE TALKING POINTS. MORAL REVOLUTIONS REQUIRE LEGAL REVOLUTIONS. Moral revolution is complete when - legal structure line up to new moral understandings This is happening: homosexual revolution Societies have systems that influence or coerce behavior . Societies move to regulate behavior often considered morally right and wrong. Civilization to survive need: system of moral controls and influences .   Historically progress in western history - non-threatening for Christian church and Christians Only happens when moral judgement of culture = convictions of the church Now the church is at odds – even the wrong side of moral assessment All began culture more secularized   Moving slowly from Christian morality Today different moral framework –academia, creative culture, and law Secularization and separation of society from its Christian roots Christian beliefs and teachings - now criticized Christian beliefs an...

No sooner than the Tasmanian government tabled its planned changes to the state's anti-discrimination laws, came calls for the proposal to be scrapped . Amid much controversy, the Liberal administration on Tuesday in parliament put forward an amendment Bill, insisting free speech is a fundamental right . Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin highlighted that the changes do not allow for hate speech but would enable church groups the right to convey their views on social issues such as same-sex marriage, without the fear of being reported to the anti-discrimination commissioner. "It is everyone's right to be able to genuinely participate in public debate and discussion, while ensuring that there are appropriate protections in place to stop people going too far," the minister said. But the argument was dismissed by her Labor opposition counterpart Lara Giddings who said the government is refusing to listen to community concerns about the change in law. "The...